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动动脑筋
动动脑筋
动动脑筋
动动脑筋
动动脑筋
动动脑筋
动动脑筋
动动脑筋

动动脑筋 Pronunciation and Pinyin

动动脑筋 Usage and Examples

Think a bit

Use your head

Give it some thought

Ponder

所以在解决紧急问题时动动脑筋。

Solve your urgent problems with a little creativity.

在测验之前你该动动脑筋。

You should limber up your wits before the test.

The characters in 动动脑筋

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
动
dòng6to move or act
动
dòng6to move or act
脑
nǎo10brain
筋
jīn12muscle, tendon, or fiber

More words starting with 动

  • dòng动yí一xià下Move a bit, Wiggle
  • dòng动bù不liǎo了Can't move, Stuck
  • dòng动bù不dòng动easily, frequently
  • dòng动bú不dòng动jiù就frequently, easily
  • dòng动le了Moved, Touched
  • dòng动le了zéi贼xīn心to have evil intentions, to get greedy
  • dòng动chǎn产movable property or chattels
  • dòng动rén人moving, touching
  • dòng动rén人chuán传shuō说Moving legend, Touching tale
  • dòng动rén人cháng场jǐng景Moving scene, Touching scene
  • dòng动rén人xīn心xián弦de的moving, touching
  • dòng动rén人de的moving, charming

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Questions about 动动脑筋

What does 动动脑筋 mean in Chinese?

动动脑筋 (dòng dòng nǎo jīn) means “Think a bit, use your head, Give it some thought, Ponder”.

How do you pronounce 动动脑筋?

动动脑筋 is pronounced dòng dòng nǎo jīn in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Think a bit” in Chinese?

“Think a bit” is 动动脑筋 (dòng dòng nǎo jīn) in Chinese.

How is 动动脑筋 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 动动脑筋, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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