殚精竭虑 — “To rack one's brains”
殚精竭虑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To exhaust one's mental efforts; to delve into deep thought.
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殚精竭虑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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为了解决这个复杂的问题，团队成员们常常殚精竭虑，反复试验。
To solve this complex problem, the team members often racked their brains and experimented repeatedly.
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More idioms starting with 殚
- dān殚xīn心jī积lǜ虑exhaust mind in deep thought
- dān殚xīn心jié竭lǜ虑to rack one's brains
- dān殚sī思jí极lǜ虑Ponder deeply and exhaustively
- dān殚zhì智jié竭lì力exhaust wisdom and strength
- dān殚jīng精jí极sī思rack one's brains
- dān殚jīng精jí极lǜ虑rack one's brains
- dān殚jīng精bì毕lì力exert all one's energy and effort
- dān殚jīng精bì毕sī思exhaust mental efforts in deep thought
- dān殚jīng精jié竭lì力exhaust all one's mental and physical energy
- dān殚jīng精jié竭sī思to rack one's brains
- dān殚jiàn见qià洽wén闻widely traveled and well-read
- dān殚chéng诚bì毕lǜ虑devote with utmost sincerity and thorough deliberation
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What does 殚精竭虑 mean?
殚精竭虑 (dān jīng jié lǜ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 殚精竭虑?
殚精竭虑 is pronounced dān jīng jié lǜ in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 殚精竭虑?
殚：竭尽；虑：思虑。形容用尽心思。