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费尽心机 — “Exhaust one's mental efforts”

费尽心机 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains and exhaust all mental efforts to devise a plan or scheme; to go to great lengths to contrive”. Literally, “Exhaust one's mental efforts”.

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费尽心机 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 费fèi
  • 尽jìn
  • 心xīn
  • 机jī

费尽心机 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
费
fèi9spend, cost, or fee
尽
jìn6to the utmost
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
机
jī6machine, opportunity, airplane

Example Sentence with 费尽心机

为了解决这个复杂的问题,团队成员们费尽心机,终于找到了一个创新的解决方案。
To solve this complex problem, the team members racked their brains and finally found an innovative solution.

Idioms Related to 费尽心机

Synonyms of 费尽心机

  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦xiǎng想to rack one's brains
  • shà煞fèi费kǔ苦xīn心to take great pains

Antonyms of 费尽心机

  • wú无suǒ所yòng用xīn心to be idle-minded

More idioms starting with 费

  • fèi费lì力bù不tǎo讨hǎo好thankless effort
  • fèi费lì力láo劳xīn心expend great physical and mental effort
  • fèi费lì力láo劳shén神expend effort and tax one's spirit
  • fèi费jìn尽xīn心si思rack one's brains
  • fèi费xīn心láo劳lì力expend great mental and physical effort
  • fèi费shé舌láo劳chún唇waste breath talking in vain
  • fèi费cái财láo劳mín民waste money and trouble people

Questions about 费尽心机

What does 费尽心机 mean?
费尽心机 (fèi jìn xīn jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains and exhaust all mental efforts to devise a plan or scheme; to go to great lengths to contrive”.
How do you pronounce 费尽心机?
费尽心机 is pronounced fèi jìn xīn jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 费尽心机 literally mean?
Literally, 费尽心机 means “Exhaust one's mental efforts”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains and exhaust all mental efforts to devise a plan or scheme; to go to great lengths to contrive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 费尽心机?
心机:计谋。挖空心思,想尽办法。
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