脑海

腦海

nǎohǎi

noun HSK 7-9 #4,469

Meanings

HSK 4

这首歌一直在我脑海里。

Zhè shǒu gē yīzhí zài wǒ nǎohǎi lǐ.

This song has been stuck in my head.

HSK 7-9

那个画面浮现在脑海中。

Nàge huàmiàn fúxiàn zài nǎohǎi zhōng.

That scene appeared in my mind.

memory

脑 (brain) + 海 (sea) = "sea of the brain" - your mind is like a vast ocean of thoughts and memories.

usage

脑海 is more literary and poetic than 脑子. Used with 在…里/中 to express something being "in one's mind."

脑 nǎo

海 hǎi