人脑

人腦
rénǎo
noun #21,940

Meanings

  1. 1 human brain
  2. 2 the human mind

Examples

Rén nǎo de fùzá chéngdù yuǎn chāo rènhé jìsuànjī.
The complexity of the human brain far surpasses any computer.
Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū rén nǎo 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 (diànnǎo, computer — lit. 'electric brain'). The parallel construction highlights a clever Chinese calque: both (human) and (electric) modify (brain).

Stroke Order

rén
nǎo