brains in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 头脑 with this easy mnemonic:

You have a huge head (头), but I don't think you have any brains (脑).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 脑
• 头

• 回头
• 码头
• 头疼
• 老头
• 大脑
• 镜头
• 脑袋
• 舌头
• 头部
• 头绪
• 手头
• 头脑
• 头发
• 骨头
• 枕头
• 石头

The reading of 头脑 is tóu nǎo.

You can remember how to say 头脑 with this useful mnemonic:

Everything you say is total (tóu) nonsense (nǎo).

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like brains and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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