头脑风暴

頭腦風暴
tóunǎofēngbào
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 brainstorming
  2. 2 brainstorm session

Examples

Xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn huìyìshì kāi ge tóunǎo fēngbào.
We're holding a brainstorm at 2pm in the meeting room.
Tóunǎo fēngbào de shíhou, shénme xiǎngfǎ dōu kěyǐ tí.
During a brainstorm any idea is fair game.

Tips

memory
Calque of English 'brainstorm': 头脑 (head/brain) + 风暴 (windstorm/tempest). Also commonly used as a verb: 我们头脑风暴一下 (Wǒmen tóunǎo fēngbào yíxià, 'let's brainstorm for a sec').

Stroke Order

tóu
nǎo
fēng
bào