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伤脑筋

shāngnǎojīn

Traditional: 傷腦筋

to be a real headache

HSK 7–9
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Meaning of 伤脑筋 in English

shāngnǎojīnHSK 7–9Syllabus #8914
  1. to be a real headache
  2. to find sth a real headache
  3. to beat one's brains

Characters

伤 on its own →
shāng · injury

HSK words with 伤

伤心HSK 4受伤HSK 4伤HSK 5伤害HSK 5悲伤HSK 6伤口HSK 6伤亡HSK 6伤员HSK 6损伤HSK 6创伤HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 脑

电脑HSK 1大脑HSK 5脑袋HSK 6脑子HSK 6头脑HSK 6脑海HSK 7–9首脑HSK 7–9
筋 on its own →
jīn · muscle

HSK words with 筋

筋HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences