计穷力尽 — “To have exhausted all plans, ideas, and strength”
计穷力尽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have exhausted all plans, ideas, and strength”. To be at one's wit's end and out of resources. Literally, “plans exhausted, strength used up”.
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计穷力尽 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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面对这道难题，他绞尽脑汁，最终还是计穷力尽，无法解答。
Facing this difficult problem, he racked his brains, but eventually ran out of ideas and energy, unable to solve it.
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Synonyms of 计穷力尽
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- jì计shàng上xīn心tóu头a plan comes to mind
- jì计shàng上xīn心lái来An idea suddenly comes to mind
- jì计bù不fǎn反gù顾determined not to turn back
- jì计bù不xuán旋kuǐ跬plan realized with extreme swiftness
- jì计bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵make a quick decision
- jì计bù不fǎn返gù顾resolute, with no thought of turning back
- jì计fá伐chēng称xūn勋boast about one's achievements
- jì计chū出wàn万quán全devise a foolproof plan
- jì计chū出wàn万sǐ死to make a desperate plan
- jì计chū出wú无nài奈a plan born of helplessness
- jì计chū出wú无liáo聊a desperate plan
- jì计gōng功shòu受jué爵award ranks according to merit
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What does 计穷力尽 mean?
计穷力尽 (jì qióng lì jìn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have exhausted all plans, ideas, and strength”.
How do you pronounce 计穷力尽?
计穷力尽 is pronounced jì qióng lì jìn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 计穷力尽 literally mean?
Literally, 计穷力尽 means “plans exhausted, strength used up”. It is used to mean “to have exhausted all plans, ideas, and strength”.
What is the Chinese definition of 计穷力尽?
计：计策；穷、屈：尽，竭。计策、力量都用完了。