# 伤脑筋 (shāngnǎojīn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 伤脑筋 (shāngnǎojīn) means “to be a headache; troublesome”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to be a headache; troublesome
- Pinyin: shāngnǎojīn (shang1 nao3 jin1)
- Traditional: 傷腦筋
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个问题真让人伤脑筋。
  Zhège wèntí zhēn ràng rén shāngnǎojīn.
  This problem is really a headache.

## Characters

- [伤](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-injure/) (shāng): to injure; wound
- 脑 (nǎo): brain; mind
- [筋](https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tendon/) (jīn): tendon; muscle

https://hanziro.com/word/shang-nao-jin-be-headache/

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