脑海 nǎohǎi the mind
the mind; the brain
How to remember 脑海: 脑 brain + 海 sea = the mind.
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How it is used
- The mind as the place where thoughts and images arise - 一个念头闪过脑海 (yí gè niàntou shǎnguò nǎohǎi) a thought flashed through my mind.
- Idiomatically 'the sea of the brain'; used with images/memories surfacing - 浮现在脑海 (float up in the mind).
- Literary flavor; not the physical brain (that's 大脑 dànǎo).
Example sentences
- 画这幅画的时候你脑海中浮现出了什么图像？ Huà zhèfú huà de shíhòu nǐ nǎohǎizhōng fúxiàn chū le shénme túxiàng?What image did you have in mind as you painted this picture?