苦心焦思 — “To rack one's brains”
苦心焦思 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To ponder painstakingly, to think long and hard with great effort and often some anxiety, trying to come up with a solution or plan. Literally, “painstaking effort and anxious deliberation”.
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为了让孩子们更好地理解这个复杂的概念，老师们苦心焦思，设计了许多生动的教学活动。
To help the children better understand this complex concept, the teachers racked their brains, designing many vivid teaching activities.
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- kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
- kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
- kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
- kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
- kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
- kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
- kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
- kǔ苦kǒu口zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
- kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
- kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear
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What does 苦心焦思 mean?
苦心焦思 (kǔ xīn jiāo sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 苦心焦思?
苦心焦思 is pronounced kǔ xīn jiāo sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 苦心焦思 literally mean?
Literally, 苦心焦思 means “painstaking effort and anxious deliberation”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 苦心焦思?
焦思：焦急地思索。形容用尽心思，想方设法