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殚智竭力
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殚智竭力

殚智竭力 — “To exhaust one's wisdom and strength”

殚智竭力 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's wisdom and strength”. To spare no effort; to devote all one's intelligence and energy. Literally, “exhaust wisdom exhaust strength”.

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殚智竭力 Pronunciation and Pinyin

殚智竭力 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
殚
dān12exert utmost effort
智
zhì12wisdom, intelligence
竭
jié14exhaust, use up, do utmost
力
lì2physical strength or power

Example Sentence with 殚智竭力

为了攻克技术难题,研发团队的成员们殚智竭力,夜以继日地进行研究
To overcome the technical challenge, members of the R&D team spared no effort, working day and night on their research.

Idioms Related to 殚智竭力

More idioms starting with 殚

  • dān殚xīn心jī积lǜ虑exhaust mind in deep thought
  • dān殚xīn心jié竭lǜ虑to rack one's brains
  • dān殚sī思jí极lǜ虑Ponder deeply and exhaustively
  • 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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Questions about 殚智竭力

What does 殚智竭力 mean?

殚智竭力 (dān zhì jié lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to exhaust one's wisdom and strength”.

How do you pronounce 殚智竭力?

殚智竭力 is pronounced dān zhì jié lì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 殚智竭力 literally mean?

Literally, 殚智竭力 means “exhaust wisdom exhaust strength”. It is used to mean “to exhaust one's wisdom and strength”.

What is the Chinese definition of 殚智竭力?

殚:竭尽。用尽智慧和力量。

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