殚心竭虑 — “To rack one's brains”
殚心竭虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To exhaust one's mental efforts in deep consideration or planning; to deliberate painstakingly. Literally, “To exhaust heart and thoughts; to use up one's mind and energy”.
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殚心竭虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
殚心竭虑 Character Breakdown
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为了攻克这个技术难题，研发团队的成员们殚心竭虑，付出了无数个不眠之夜。
To overcome this technical challenge, members of the R&D team racked their brains and devoted countless sleepless nights.
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Synonyms of 殚心竭虑
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- dān殚xīn心jī积lǜ虑exhaust mind in deep thought
- 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 殚心竭虑 mean?
殚心竭虑 (dān xīn jié lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 殚心竭虑?
殚心竭虑 is pronounced dān xīn jié lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 殚心竭虑 literally mean?
Literally, 殚心竭虑 means “to exhaust heart and thoughts; to use up one's mind and energy”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 殚心竭虑?
殚：竭尽；虑：思虑。竭尽心力思考谋划