苦心积虑 — “To rack one's brains and ponder deeply over a long period”
苦心积虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains and ponder deeply over a long period”. To make painstaking efforts in planning or considering something. Literally, “painstaking effort and long-term deliberation”.
苦心积虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
苦心积虑 Character Breakdown
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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
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- kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
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- kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear
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What does 苦心积虑 mean?
苦心积虑 (kǔ xīn jī lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains and ponder deeply over a long period”.
How do you pronounce 苦心积虑?
苦心积虑 is pronounced kǔ xīn jī lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 苦心积虑 literally mean?
Literally, 苦心积虑 means “painstaking effort and long-term deliberation”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains and ponder deeply over a long period”.
What is the Chinese definition of 苦心积虑?
积虑：长期地或一再地思考。费尽心思长时间的思考问题。