劳心焦思 — “To expend much mental effort and worry anxiously”
劳心焦思 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend much mental effort and worry anxiously”. To rack one's brains and be deeply concerned. Literally, “Labor mentally and ponder anxiously”.
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为了完成这个重要的项目，团队成员们劳心焦思，夜以继日地工作。
To complete this important project, the team members racked their brains and worried anxiously, working day and night.
Idioms Related to 劳心焦思
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- láo劳xíng形kǔ苦xīn心wear out body and mind
- láo劳xīn心kǔ苦sī思rack one's brains and ponder anxiously
- láo劳sī思yì逸yín淫Toil breeds thought, ease breeds indulgence
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What does 劳心焦思 mean?
劳心焦思 (láo xīn jiāo sī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to expend much mental effort and worry anxiously”.
How do you pronounce 劳心焦思?
劳心焦思 is pronounced láo xīn jiāo sī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 劳心焦思 literally mean?
Literally, 劳心焦思 means “Labor mentally and ponder anxiously”. It is used to mean “to expend much mental effort and worry anxiously”.
What is the Chinese definition of 劳心焦思?
劳：费；焦：焦急。形容人为某事忧心苦思。