脑细胞

腦細胞

nǎoxìbāo

noun #18,350

Measure Word

一个脑细胞 gè

Meanings

1 brain cell
2 neuron

Characters

Examples

这道题太难了，费了我好多脑细胞。

Zhè dào tí tài nán le, fèi le wǒ hǎoduō nǎoxìbāo.

This problem was so hard, it cost me a lot of brain cells.

脑细胞受损后很难再生。

Nǎoxìbāo shòusǔn hòu hěn nán zàishēng.

Brain cells are hard to regenerate after they're damaged.

Tips

usage

费脑细胞 (fèi nǎoxìbāo, 'to waste brain cells') is a common colloquial expression meaning something requires a lot of mental effort.

Stroke Order

脑 nǎo

细 xì

胞 bāo