to be a real headache; to find sth a real headache; to beat one's brains
trad. 傷腦筋
Also written 傷腦筋【shāng nǎo jīn】
Characters in this word
3伤
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to injure, injury, wound
- Pinyin
- shāng
- Traditional
- 傷
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 2306 of 2500
脑
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brain, mind, head, essence
- Pinyin
- nǎo
- Traditional
- 腦
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 10227 of 2500
筋
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muscle, tendon, veins visible under the skin, sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)
- Pinyin
- jīn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 24157 of 2500