脑壳
nǎo ké
Pinyin

Definition

脑壳
 - 
nǎo ké
  1. skull
  2. (fig.) brain (mental capacity)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

大脑
dà nǎo
  1. 1 brain
  2. 2 cerebrum
脑
nǎo
  1. 1 brain
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 head
  4. 4 essence
脑子
nǎo zi
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
脑袋
nǎo dài
  1. 1 head
  2. 2 skull
  3. 3 brains
  4. 4 mental capability
  5. 5 CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]
电脑
diàn nǎo
  1. 1 computer
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]
头脑
tóu nǎo
  1. 1 brains
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 skull
  4. 4 (fig.) gist (of a matter)
  5. 5 leader
  6. 6 boss
一股脑
yī gǔ nǎo
  1. 1 all of it
  2. 2 lock, stock and barrel
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
dòng nǎo
  1. 1 to use one's brain
动脑筋
dòng nǎo jīn
  1. 1 to use one's brains
  2. 2 to think
外壳
wài ké
  1. 1 envelope
  2. 2 outer shell
  3. 3 hull
  4. 4 cover
  5. 5 case
屎壳郎
shǐ ké làng
  1. 1 see 屎蚵螂[shǐ kē láng]
后脑勺
hòu nǎo sháo
  1. 1 back of the head
机壳
jī qiào
  1. 1 case, casing, cabinet or housing (of a computer, photocopier etc)
壳
qiào
  1. 1 shell
  2. 2 carapace
  3. 3 crust (earth's crust etc)
  4. 4 also pr. [ké]
洗脑
xǐ nǎo
  1. 1 to brainwash
绞尽脑汁
jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī
  1. 1 to rack one's brains
脑力
nǎo lì
  1. 1 mental capacity
脑后
nǎo hòu
  1. 1 the back of the head
  2. 2 (fig.) the back of one's mind
脑壳
nǎo ké
  1. 1 skull
  2. 2 (fig.) brain (mental capacity)

Idioms (8)

丈二和尚，摸不着头脑
zhàng èr hé shang , mō bu zháo tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. like a three-meter high monk, you can't rub his head (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. at a total loss
巴头探脑
bā tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to poke one's head in and pry (idiom); to spy
  2. 2 nosy
探头探脑
tàn tóu tàn nǎo
  1. 1 to stick one's head out and look around (idiom)
提神醒脑
tí shén xǐng nǎo
  1. 1 to refresh and clear the mind (idiom)
  2. 2 invigorating
  3. 3 bracing
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
  2. 2 to go to one's head
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
  2. 2 to go to one's head
冲昏头脑
chōng hūn tóu nǎo
  1. 1 lit. to be muddled in the brain (idiom); fig. excited and unable to act rationally
  2. 2 to go to one's head
金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
  1. 1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. 2 a crafty escape plan

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