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动脑筋

動腦筋
dòngnǎojīn
phrase #22,853

Meanings

  1. 1 to use one's brain
  2. 2 to think hard
  3. 3 to rack one's brains

Examples

这道题需要动动脑筋才能解出来。
Zhè dào tí xūyào dòng dòng nǎojīn cái néng jiě chū lái.
This problem requires you to use your brain to solve it.
要解决这个问题，我们都得动脑筋。
Yào jiějué zhège wèntí, wǒmen dōu děi dòng nǎojīn.
To solve this problem, we all need to put our minds to work.

Tips

memory
动 (to move/use) + 脑 (brain) + 筋 (tendon/sinew) — 'to work the brain's tendons', a vivid colloquial expression for exerting mental effort.

Stroke Order

动 dòng
脑 nǎo
筋 jīn