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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

头脑 [tóunǎo]
  1. 1. noun [pl] brains

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

头脑 [tóunǎo]
  1. 1. brains; mind
    她很有头脑
    She has plenty of brains.
    不用头脑
    not use one's head
    头脑简单
    simple-minded; seeing things too simply
    头脑清醒
    clearheaded; sober-minded
    有政治头脑
    be politically-minded
  2. 2. main threads; clue
    摸不着头脑
    cannot make head or tail of sth.
  3. 3. [Spoken] chieftain; leader; head

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

头脑 [tóunǎo]
  1. 1. 脑筋;借指思维能力
    头脑简单。
    很有政治头脑
  2. 2. 头绪;道理
    摸不着头脑
  3. 3. 头目;首领
    推举他当头脑

Examples

保持冷静的头脑
keep a cool head; keep cool
胜利冲昏头脑
be dizzy with success; be carried away by success
头脑发热!
Don't be so impetuous!
头脑发胀
have a swelled head
头脑封建
feudal-minded
人的正确思想不是自己头脑里固有的。
Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.
我昨晚没睡好,头脑昏昏沉沉的。
I feel in a daze because I didn't sleep well last night.
头脑健全的人
a person in his or her right mind
头脑冷静
sober-minded; level-headed; cool-headed
头脑清楚
a clear head

Word Decomposition


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