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腦回路

简脑回路 · 繁腦回路

Mandarin · pinyin nǎo huí lù

train of thought; way of thinking

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腦: Look up this written character
回: huí · return, turn around; a time
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
脑: nǎo · brain

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3–2–4 · nao3 hui2 lu4

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noun

(neologism, slang, often humorous) the circuitous afferent pathway of the brain; neural circuits; workings of the human brain

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