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脑细胞

腦細胞
nǎoxìbāo
noun #18,350

Measure Word

一个脑细胞 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 brain cell
  2. 2 neuron

Examples

HSK 3
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.
HSK 7-9
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 ('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