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冥思苦想 — “To ponder deeply and intensely”

冥思苦想 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ponder deeply and intensely”. To rack one's brains in profound thought. Literally, “Deep thinking and painstaking pondering”.

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冥思苦想 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 冥míng
  • 思sī
  • 苦kǔ
  • 想xiǎng

冥思苦想 Character Breakdown

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

Example Sentence with 冥思苦想

他为了解决这个难题,冥思苦想了一整夜。
He pondered deeply and racked his brains all night to solve this difficult problem.

Idioms Related to 冥思苦想

Synonyms of 冥思苦想

  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦suǒ索ponder deeply and exhaustively

More idioms starting with 冥

  • míng冥míng冥zhī之zhì志profound and steadfast resolve
  • míng冥shì室dú椟guān棺utterly gloomy and confined space
  • míng冥zhāo昭méng瞢àn暗primordial chaos of indistinguishable light and darkness
  • míng冥zhāo昭méng瞢àn闇primordial chaos and darkness
  • míng冥mò漠zhī之xiāng乡remote unseen realm or profound transcendent state
  • míng冥mò漠zhī之dōu都netherworld or celestial abode
  • míng冥rán然wù兀zuò坐sit quietly in absorbed stillness
  • míng冥xíng行zhì擿zhí埴groping for knowledge blindly
  • míng冥xíng行máng盲suǒ索act blindly, grope in the dark
  • míng冥wán顽bú不huà化obstinately ignorant and impervious to reason
  • míng冥wán顽bù不líng灵stubbornly ignorant and unresponsive

Questions about 冥思苦想

What does 冥思苦想 mean?
冥思苦想 (míng sī kǔ xiǎng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ponder deeply and intensely”.
How do you pronounce 冥思苦想?
冥思苦想 is pronounced míng sī kǔ xiǎng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 冥思苦想 literally mean?
Literally, 冥思苦想 means “Deep thinking and painstaking pondering”. It is used to mean “to ponder deeply and intensely”.
What is the Chinese definition of 冥思苦想?
绞尽脑汁,苦思苦想。
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