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扎脑子
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扎脑子

扎脑子 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扎脑子 Usage and Examples

Brain-wracking

Mentally taxing

The characters in 扎脑子

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扎
zhā4tie, prick, plunge, struggle
脑
nǎo10brain
子
zi3son, child, seed, small thing

More words starting with 扎

  • zhā扎le了Pricked, Stabbed
  • zhā扎zhù住tie up, fasten
  • zhā扎rù入Plunge into, Pierce
  • zhā扎dào到pricked, stuck
  • zhā扎duī堆cluster, gather
  • zhā扎shi实Solid, Sound
  • zhā扎shi实kě可kào靠Solid and reliable, Sound and dependable
  • zhā扎shi实de地solidly, firmly
  • zhā扎shi实jī基chǔ础solid foundation, strong foundation
  • zhā扎shi实de的Solid, Firm
  • zhā扎shi实de的gōng功dǐ底solid foundation, strong fundamentals
  • zhā扎shi实de的jī基chǔ础solid foundation, strong foundation

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Questions about 扎脑子

What does 扎脑子 mean in Chinese?

扎脑子 (zhā nǎo zi) means “Brain-wracking, Mentally taxing”.

How do you pronounce 扎脑子?

扎脑子 is pronounced zhā nǎo zi in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Brain-wracking” in Chinese?

“Brain-wracking” is 扎脑子 (zhā nǎo zi) in Chinese.

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