人脑

人腦
rénnǎo
noun #21,940

Meanings

  1. 1 human brain
  2. 2 the human mind

Examples

HSK 5
Rénnǎo de fùzá chéngdù yuǎnchāo rènhé jìsuànjī.
The complexity of the human brain far surpasses any computer.
HSK 6
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū rénnǎo de gōngzuò jīzhì.
Scientists are studying how the human brain works.

Tips

usage
人脑 specifically means the biological human brain, as opposed to 电脑 (computer - lit. 'electric brain'). The parallel construction highlights a clever Chinese calque: both (human) and (electric) modify (brain).

Stroke Order

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