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The Chinese word naodai - 脑袋 - nǎodài
(head in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
nǎodài
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English translations
head,
brain
Chinese characters:
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脑袋 ( naodai / nǎodài ) in traditional characters
腦袋
Chinese example sentence with 脑袋 ( naodai / nǎodài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo naodai teng.
Wǒ nǎodai téng.
我脑袋疼。
– English translation: My head hurts.
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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
brain | bag
脑袋 ( naodai / nǎodài ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 422)
脑袋 ( naodai / nǎodài ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 422)
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