Meaning of 神经
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- nerve
- mental state
- (coll.) unhinged
- nutjob
How to use 神经
神经 is used for nerves in a medical sense, and in casual speech 神经病 (shénjīngbìng) or just 神经 means someone is acting crazy. Example: 你神经啊？(Nǐ shénjīng a?) Are you nuts?
神 (shén) means spirit or god, and 经 (jīng) has the silk radical 纟, suggesting threads. Picture nerves as the thin threads that carry your spirit through the body.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 神经 (shénjīng, nerve) with 精神 (jīngshén, spirit, energy), which uses the same sounds in reverse with a different first character 精. Also remember 经 is first tone, not fourth.
神经 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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神 shén · god · 9 strokes
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经 jīng · classics · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 神经.
| 已经 | yǐjīng | already |
| 经常 | jīngcháng | frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily |
| 经过 | jīngguò | to pass; to go through |
| 经理 | jīnglǐ | manager; director |
| 曾经 | céngjīng | once; already |
| 精神 | jīngshén | spirit; mind |
| 经历 | jīnglì | to experience; to go through; experience (CL:段[duan4],次[ci4]) |
| 经验 | jīngyàn | experience; to go through; to experience |
| 经济 | jīngjì | economy; economic |
| 经营 | jīngyíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate |
| 神秘 | shénmì | mysterious; mystery |
| 经典 | jīngdiǎn | the classics; scriptures |
Questions about 神经
What does 神经 mean?
神经 (shénjīng) means "nerve; mental state" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 神经?
神经 is made of 2 characters: 神 (9 strokes), 经 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 神经 an HSK word?
Yes. 神经 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 神经 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 神经 is written 神經.
Is calling someone 神经 rude?
Yes, it is informal and can be insulting, similar to calling someone crazy. Between close friends it can be playful, but avoid it with strangers or in formal settings.
What does 神经紧张 mean?
神经紧张 (shénjīng jǐnzhāng) means to be nervous or tense. Here 神经 refers to your mental state, not a literal nerve.