死脑筋 (sǐ nǎo jīn) — (figurative) a stubbornly inflexible person; someone with a one-track mind; (by extension) rigidity or closed-mindedness in thinking
Definition
A slangy, colloquial noun for someone stubbornly stuck on one way of thinking — 'one-track mind.' Strongly negative; use for people, not single ideas.
noun
(figurative) a stubbornly inflexible personsomeone with a one-track mind(by extension) rigidity or closed-mindedness in thinking
Examples
- 死脑筋，。Tā zhēn shì gè sǐ nǎo jīn, zěn me quàn dōu méi yòng.He's really a one-track mind; no matter how you persuade him, it's useless.
- 死脑筋，。Bié nà me sǐ nǎo jīn, huàn gè jiǎo dù xiǎng xiǎng.Don't be so inflexible; try looking at it from another angle.
- 死脑筋。sǐ nǎo jīn De rén wǎng wǎng bù dǒng de biàn tōng.People with a one-track mind often don't know how to adapt.
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