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苦思冥想 — “To ponder deeply and intently”

苦思冥想 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ponder deeply and intently”. To rack one's brains in an effort to understand or create something. Literally, “painstakingly ponder and profoundly contemplate”.

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苦思冥想 Pronunciation and Pinyin

苦思冥想 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
苦
kǔ9bitter, difficult, suffering
思
sī9think, ponder, miss
冥
míng10dark, netherworld, profound
想
xiǎng13think, miss, want

Example Sentence with 苦思冥想

他为这个问题苦思冥想了很久,终于找到了一个巧妙的解决方案
He racked his brains over this problem for a long time and finally found a clever solution.

Idioms Related to 苦思冥想

Synonyms of 苦思冥想

  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦xiǎng想to rack one's brains
  • jiǎo绞jìn尽nǎo脑zhī汁to rack one's brains

More idioms starting with 苦

  • 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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Questions about 苦思冥想

What does 苦思冥想 mean?

苦思冥想 (kǔ sī míng xiǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ponder deeply and intently”.

How do you pronounce 苦思冥想?

苦思冥想 is pronounced kǔ sī míng xiǎng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 苦思冥想 literally mean?

Literally, 苦思冥想 means “painstakingly ponder and profoundly contemplate”. It is used to mean “to ponder deeply and intently”.

What is the Chinese definition of 苦思冥想?

尽心地思索和想象。

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