大脑 dànǎo brain
brain; cerebrum
How to remember 大脑: 大 big + 脑 brain = brain.
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How it is used
- The brain as a physical organ, the cerebrum: 大脑发育 (dànǎo fāyù) brain development.
- Also figurative for the control center of an operation - 公司的大脑.
- Contrast 头脑 (tóunǎo), which means one's mind or mental faculties (有头脑 = smart), not the organ itself.