伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn
Pinyin

Definition

伤脑筋
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shāng nǎo jīn
  1. to be a real headache
  2. to find sth a real headache
  3. to beat one's brains

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

抽筋
chōu jīn
  1. 1 cramp
  2. 2 charley horse
  3. 3 to pull a tendon
伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤脑筋
shāng nǎo jīn
  1. 1 to be a real headache
  2. 2 to find sth a real headache
  3. 3 to beat one's brains
动脑筋
dòng nǎo jīn
  1. 1 to use one's brains
  2. 2 to think
少根筋
shǎo gēn jīn
  1. 1 (coll.) dim-witted
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 absent-minded
拉筋
lā jīn
  1. 1 stretching (exercise)
橡皮筋
xiàng pí jīn
  1. 1 rubber band
皮筋
pí jīn
  1. 1 rubber band
筋疲力尽
jīn pí lì jìn
  1. 1 body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired
  2. 2 spent
筋骨
jīn gǔ
  1. 1 muscles and bones
  2. 2 physique
  3. 3 strength
  4. 4 courage
脑筋
nǎo jīn
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 head
  4. 4 way of thinking
钢筋
gāng jīn
  1. 1 steel reinforcing bar
面筋
miàn jīn
  1. 1 gluten
一根筋
yī gēn jīn
  1. 1 stubborn
  2. 2 inflexible
  3. 3 one-track minded
筋
jīn
  1. 1 muscle
  2. 2 tendon
  3. 3 veins visible under the skin
  4. 4 sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
筋斗
jīn dǒu
  1. 1 tumble
  2. 2 somersault
筋斗云
jīn dǒu yún
  1. 1 Sun Wukong's magical cloud
筋络
jīn luò
  1. 1 tendons and muscles
筋脉
jīn mài
  1. 1 veins
转筋
zhuàn jīn
  1. 1 muscle cramp

Idioms (5)

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
筋疲力尽
jīn pí lì jìn
  1. 1 body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired
  2. 2 spent
脸红筋暴
liǎn hóng jīn bào
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)
脸红筋涨
liǎn hóng jīn zhǎng
  1. 1 red and tense with anger (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我现在伤脑筋哪种求婚方式比较好。
wǒ xiànzài shāngnǎojīn nǎ zhǒng qiúhūn fāngshì bǐjiào hǎo 。
I am racking my brain for the best way to propose.
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各种各样的，看他们喜欢什么。其实每年准备礼物很伤脑筋。不过今年比较容易，我打算送一些有中国特色的东西给他们。
gèzhǒng gèyàng de ，kàn tāmen xǐhuan shénme 。qíshí měinián zhǔnbèi lǐwù hěn shāng nǎojīn 。bùguò jīnnián bǐjiào róngyì ，wǒ dǎsuàn sòng yīxiē yǒu Zhōngguó tèsè de dōngxi gěi tāmen 。
All kinds. It depends on what they like. To tell the truth, getting presents ready every year is a real pain. However this year it's pretty easy. I'm planning to give them Chinese specialty gifts.
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对啊，真伤脑筋 。只怪我当时被爱情冲昏了头，什么都没考虑清楚就结婚了。你谈恋爱的时候可一定要理智！
duì a ，zhēn shāng nǎojīn 。zhǐ guài wǒ dāngshí bèi àiqíng chōnghūn le tóu ，shénme dōu méi kǎolǜ qīngchu jiù jiéhūn le 。nǐ tán liànài de shíhou kě yīdìng yào lǐzhì ！
That's right. I'm really at a loss. I only have myself to blame for being muddleheaded by love. I hadn't thought anything over clearly and just went and got married. When you are dating you definitely need to be rational.
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政府也在为这个问题伤脑筋呢。听说以后会有物价工资联动机制，来保障弱势群体的生活。
zhèngfǔ yě zài wèi zhè ge wèntí shāng nǎojīn ne 。tīngshuō yǐhòu huì yǒu wùjià gōngzī liándòng jīzhì ，lái bǎozhàng ruòshì qúntǐ de shēnghuó 。
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