脑补

腦補
nǎobǔ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to imagine; to fill in mentally
  2. 2 to make up a scenario in one's head
  3. 3 mental fan fiction

Characters

Literally 'brain supplement' — your brain fills in the gaps with imagination.

Examples

Kàndào zhè zhāng zhàopiàn, wǒ nǎobǔ le yī zhěng bù diànyǐng.
Seeing this photo, I imagined an entire movie in my head.
Bié nǎobǔ le, shìshí méi nàme fùzá.
Stop imagining things — the truth isn't that complicated.

Tips

culture
Originated in anime/manga fan communities (ACG culture). Fans '脑补' scenes that weren't shown. Now widely used for any act of imagining or speculating beyond available information.

Stroke Order

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