殚精极思 — “To rack one's brains”
殚精极思 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To ponder deeply and exhaustively; to put all one's mental energy into thinking. Literally, “exhaust one's mental energy and ponder deeply”.
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殚精极思 Pronunciation and Pinyin
殚精极思 Character Breakdown
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为了完成这项复杂的任务，他殚精极思了好几个夜晚
To complete this complex task, he racked his brains for several nights.
Idioms Related to 殚精极思
Synonyms of 殚精极思
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zhì智jié竭lì力exhaust wisdom and strength
- dān殚jīng精bì毕lì力exert all one's energy and effort
- 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 殚精极思 mean?
殚精极思 (dān jīng jí sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 殚精极思?
殚精极思 is pronounced dān jīng jí sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 殚精极思 literally mean?
Literally, 殚精极思 means “exhaust one's mental energy and ponder deeply”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 殚精极思?
殚：竭尽。竭尽心力思虑谋划