枉使心机 — “To rack one's brains in vain”
枉使心机 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains in vain”. To futilely scheme; to waste one's efforts for no result. Literally, “to scheme in vain; to use wits for nothing”.
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他花了很多时间去想如何抄近路，结果发现这条路更远，真是枉使心机。
He spent a lot of time trying to find a shortcut, only to discover that the route was even longer. It was truly a futile effort.
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- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉wù物nán难xiāo消Ill-gotten gains bring trouble
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Open the tool →Questions about 枉使心机
What does 枉使心机 mean?
枉使心机 (wǎng shǐ xīn jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains in vain”.
How do you pronounce 枉使心机?
枉使心机 is pronounced wǎng shǐ xīn jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉使心机 literally mean?
Literally, 枉使心机 means “to scheme in vain; to use wits for nothing”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains in vain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉使心机?
枉：徒然。空用心计，白费力气。形容毫无收效