Definition

1. Noun:
   • Nerves: The fibers or bundles of fibers that transmit impulses of sensation and motion between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
   • Nervous System: The complex network of nerve cells and fibers (including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves) that transmits signals throughout the body, coordinating its actions and sensory information.
   • Neurological / Nerve (as an adjective): Relating to the nerves or the nervous system.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cô ấy bị tổn thương dây thần kinh ở tay. (She has a damaged nerve in her arm.)
  • Hệ thần kinh trung ương bao gồm não và tủy sống. (The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord.)
  • Bác sĩ chuyên khoa thần kinh sẽ khám cho bạn. (A neurology specialist will examine you.)

Advanced Usage

• "thần kinh" as a colloquial adjective for mental state: Informally used to describe someone as being in a stressed, agitated, or neurotic state.
  • Đừng làm tôi thần kinh! (Don't make me stressed/agitated!)
• "bệnh thần kinh": Can refer to either a neurological disease (physical) or, in common speech, a mental disorder/illness.
  • Bệnh Parkinson là một bệnh thần kinh. (Parkinson's is a neurological disease.)
  • Anh ta bị bệnh thần kinh. (He has a mental illness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thần kinh học (n): Neurology (the scientific study of the nervous system).
• Thuốc thần kinh (n): Neurotropic drug (a drug affecting the nervous system).
• Suy nhược thần kinh (n): Neurasthenia (nervous exhaustion).
• Tế bào thần kinh (n): Neuron (nerve cell).
• Rối loạn thần kinh (n): Neurological disorder.

Synonyms

• Nerves (for the fibers).
• Nervous system (for the entire network).
• Neurological (as an adjective).

Related Idioms and Common Phrases

• Làm thần kinh: To get on someone's nerves, to irritate.
  • Tiếng ồn đó làm thần kinh tôi. (That noise gets on my nerves.)
• Căng thẳng thần kinh: Nervous tension, stress.
  • Công việc gây ra căng thẳng thần kinh. (The job causes nervous tension.)
• Yếu thần kinh: To be highly strung, to have a weak nervous constitution.
  • Đứa trẻ yếu thần kinh nên dễ giật mình. (The child is highly strung so they startle easily.)

noun

1. nerves