殚精极虑 — “To rack one's brains”
殚精极虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To exhaust one's mental and physical energy in deep thought or meticulous planning. Literally, “exhaust one's energy and deliberate deeply”.
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殚精极虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
殚精极虑 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 殚精极虑
为了攻克这个技术难题，研发团队的成员们殚精极虑，夜以继日地工作。
To overcome this technical challenge, the R&D team members racked their brains, working day and night.
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Synonyms of 殚精极虑
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 殚精极虑 mean?
殚精极虑 (dān jīng jí lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 殚精极虑?
殚精极虑 is pronounced dān jīng jí lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 殚精极虑 literally mean?
Literally, 殚精极虑 means “exhaust one's energy and deliberate deeply”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 殚精极虑?
犹殚思极虑。竭尽智谋与精力。