伤脑筋 (shāng nǎo jīn) — to be a real headache; to be troublesome; to cause one to rack one's brains

Definition

Colloquial phrase meaning a problem is 'a real headache' — something that makes you rack your brain. Often used with 很 or 真 to stress how troublesome it is.

phrase
to be a real headacheto be troublesometo cause one to rack one's brains

Beispiele

  • 伤脑筋
    Zhè dào shù xué kǎo shì de zuì hòu yí dào tí zhēn shāng nǎo jīn.
    That last problem on the math exam was a real headache.
  • 伤脑筋
    Hái zi bù kěn xué xīn dān cí, hěn shāng nǎo jīn.
    The child refuses to learn new vocabulary — it's so troublesome.
  • 伤脑筋
    Zhè ge jì huà zěn me shí shī, wǒ yì zhí xiǎng le hěn jiǔ, zhēn de shāng nǎo jīn.
    I've been thinking for a long time about how to implement this plan — it's plan; it really gives me a headache.

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