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殚心积虑 — “To exhaust one's mind in deep thought and careful planning”

殚心积虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's mind in deep thought and careful planning”. To rack one's brains meticulously. Literally, “Exhaust mind, accumulate thoughts”.

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殚心积虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin

殚心积虑 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
殚
dān12exert utmost effort
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
积
jī10accumulate, product
虑
lǜ10think about the future

Example Sentence with 殚心积虑

为了成功举办这次活动,项目组的成员们殚心积虑,制定了详细的方案。
To successfully host this event, the project team members racked their brains, developing a detailed plan.

Idioms Related to 殚心积虑

Synonyms of 殚心积虑

  • dān殚xīn心jié竭lǜ虑to rack one's brains

More idioms starting with 殚

  • dān殚sī思jí极lǜ虑Ponder deeply and exhaustively
  • dān殚zhì智jié竭lì力exhaust wisdom and strength
  • dān殚jīng精jí极sī思rack one's brains
  • dān殚jīng精jí极lǜ虑rack one's brains
  • dān殚jīng精bì毕lì力exert all one's energy and effort
  • dān殚jīng精bì毕sī思exhaust mental efforts in deep thought
  • dān殚jīng精jié竭lì力exhaust all one's mental and physical energy
  • dān殚jīng精jié竭sī思to rack one's brains
  • dān殚jīng精jié竭lǜ虑exhaust one's mental efforts
  • dān殚jiàn见qià洽wén闻widely traveled and well-read
  • dān殚chéng诚bì毕lǜ虑devote with utmost sincerity and thorough deliberation

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What does 殚心积虑 mean?

殚心积虑 (dān xīn jī lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's mind in deep thought and careful planning”.

How do you pronounce 殚心积虑?

殚心积虑 is pronounced dān xīn jī lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 殚心积虑 literally mean?

Literally, 殚心积虑 means “Exhaust mind, accumulate thoughts”. It is used to mean “to exhaust one's mind in deep thought and careful planning”.

What is the Chinese definition of 殚心积虑?

殚:竭尽;积:聚;虑:思虑。竭尽心力思考谋划

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