傷腦筋

Simplified: 伤脑筋

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

shāngnǎojīn ㄕㄤ ㄋㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣ

    • to be a real headache
    • to find sth a real headache
    • to beat one's brains

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