脑袋

nǎodai

HSK 6

脑袋 — nǎodai

1. head; skull (the physical head)

   他脑袋受伤了，得去医院检查。 tā nǎodài shòushāng le dé qù yīyuàn jiǎnchá — His head was injured; he needs to go to the hospital for a check-up.

2. brains; mental ability; one's thinking/skull used figuratively (e.g., 'use your head')

   做这种题要动脑袋，别只靠记忆。 zuò zhèzhǒng tí yào dòng nǎodài bié zhǐ kào jìyì — You need to use your brain for these problems, don't rely only on memory.