用尽心机 — “To rack one's brains”
用尽心机 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”. To exhaust all one's ingenuity; to try every possible trick or scheme (often implying cunning or elaborate planning). Literally, “exhaust all mental efforts; use up all schemes”.
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- yòng用zhī之bù不jié竭inexhaustible supply
- yòng用zhī之zé则xíng行，，shě舍zhī之zé则cáng藏Serve when called, retire when not
- yòng用rén人bù不yí疑，，yí疑rén人bù不yòng用Trust who you employ; don't employ who you distrust
- yòng用bīng兵rú如shén神command troops with extraordinary skill
- yòng用qí其suǒ所cháng长utilize one's strengths
- yòng用xià夏biàn变yí夷Assimilate less developed cultures with advanced culture
- yòng用tiān天yīn因dì地utilize favorable timing and adapt to conditions
- yòng用jìn尽jī机guān关exhaust all schemes and stratagems
- yòng用xīn心yòng用yì意apply oneself wholeheartedly and diligently
- yòng用xīn心jié竭lì力exert utmost effort and thought
- yòng用xīn心liáng良kǔ苦take great pains with good intentions
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What does 用尽心机 mean?
用尽心机 (yòng jìn xīn jī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to rack one's brains”.
How do you pronounce 用尽心机?
用尽心机 is pronounced yòng jìn xīn jī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 用尽心机 literally mean?
Literally, 用尽心机 means “exhaust all mental efforts; use up all schemes”. It is used to mean “to rack one's brains”.
What is the Chinese definition of 用尽心机?
心机：心思。用尽了心思。