Traditional: 神經
神经 (shén jīng) means “nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob”. It is an HSK 6 Chinese word (traditional 神經) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
他的神经太紧张了。
Tā de shénjīng tài jǐnzhāng le.
His nerves are too tense.
Updated: 2026-05-27