伤脑筋

shāng nǎojīn

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

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 傷腦筋

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这事真伤脑筋。

This is a real headache.

问题伤脑筋。

The problem beats one's brains.