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伤脑筋 shāngnǎojīn to be a real headache

to be a real headache; to find something a real headache; to beat one's brains

怎么记住“伤脑筋”: 伤 to injure + 脑 brain + 筋 muscle = to be a real headache.

  • HSK 8 级
  • 词语

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  • To be a headache / rack one's brains over - 这个问题真让人伤脑筋 (zhège wèntí zhēn ràng rén shāng nǎojīn) this problem is a real headache.
  • Colloquial; describes a troublesome, hard-to-solve matter. Separable: 伤透了脑筋 (utterly stumped).
  • About mental difficulty/worry, not physical pain; the 'headache' is figurative frustration.