Meaning of 大脑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- brain
- cerebrum
How to use 大脑
大脑 is the normal word for the brain as an organ, used in science, health, and everyday talk about thinking. It often appears in phrases like 大脑发育 (dànǎo fāyù, brain development). Example: 多读书对大脑有好处。(Duō dú shū duì dànǎo yǒu hǎochù.) Reading more is good for the brain.
大 (dà) means big, and 脑 (nǎo) means brain, so 大脑 is literally the big brain. Think of the cerebrum as the large main part sitting on top, just as 大 shows a person with arms stretched wide.
Common mistake: Learners often write 脑 with the wrong left side or confuse it with 恼 (nǎo, annoyed), which has the heart radical 忄 instead of the flesh radical 月. Also keep the tones as fourth plus third, dà nǎo, and do not flatten nǎo into a neutral tone.
大脑 in example sentences
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大 dà · big · 3 strokes
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脑 nǎo · brain · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 大脑.
| 大学 | dàxué | university; college |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 大学生 | dàxuéshēng | university student; college student |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 大家 | dàjiā | everyone; influential family |
| 大人 | dàren | adult; grownup |
| 长大 | zhǎngdà | to grow up |
| 大部分 | dàbùfen | the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4] |
| 大声 | dà shēng | loud voice; in a loud voice |
| 大量 | dàliàng | great amount; large quantity |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 大海 | dàhǎi | sea; ocean |
Questions about 大脑
What does 大脑 mean?
大脑 (dànǎo) means "brain; cerebrum" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 大脑?
大脑 is made of 2 characters: 大 (3 strokes), 脑 (10 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 大脑 an HSK word?
Yes. 大脑 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 大脑 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 大脑 is written 大腦.
What is the difference between 大脑 and 脑子?
大脑 sounds more formal or scientific and refers to the brain or cerebrum. 脑子 (nǎozi) is more casual and often means your mind or brains, as in 你没脑子吗 (Don't you have any brains).
Why does 电脑 (computer) also use 脑?
电脑 literally means electric brain, because a computer is seen as a machine that thinks. Knowing 脑 in 大脑 helps you remember the 脑 in 电脑.