tóu nǎo
esprit; cerveau
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他头脑很聪明。
tā tóunǎo hěn cōngmíng.
He is very smart.
她头脑很灵活。
tā tóunǎo hěn línghuó.
She is very quick-witted.
我头脑很迟钝。
wǒ tóunǎo hěn chídùn.
I am very slow-witted.
四肢 (sì zhī)
limbs
身体 (shēn tǐ)
body
The Chinese word 头脑 (tóunǎo) for "brain" or "mind" is composed of two characters: 头 (tóu), meaning "head," and 脑 (nǎo), meaning "brain" or "mind." The character 头 originally meant "skull" or "head," and was later extended to mean "head" in a more general sense. The character 脑 originally meant "brain" or "mind," and was later extended to mean "intelligence" or "wisdom." The combination of these two characters creates a compound word that refers to the brain or mind as the center of thought, intelligence, and consciousness.
