神经 (shén jīng) — (noun) nerve (in anatomy); (noun, figurative) nerves; mental state; (colloquial, noun) a crazy person; nutjob
Definition
Literally 'nerve' (the anatomical kind), and by extension your 'nerves' or mental state — calling someone 神经 in casual speech means they're a nutjob. Compare 精神, which refers to spirit or mental state more broadly without the slang edge.
noun
nerve (in anatomy)(noun, figurative) nervesmental state(colloquial, noun) a crazy personnutjob
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 神经。Téng tòng xìn hào tōng guò shén jīng chuán dào dà nǎo.Pain signals are transmitted to the brain through nerves.
- ，神经。Tā zuì jìn yā lì dà, shén jīng hěn jǐn zhāng.He's been under a lot of pressure lately, and his nerves are very tense.
- ，神经。Tā jū rán zuò chū zhè zhǒng shì, zhēn shì gè shén jīng.He actually did something like this — what a nutjob.
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