絞腦汁

绞脑汁
jiǎonǎozhī
to rack one's brains

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 絞 jiǎo
  1. to twist (strands into a thread)
  2. to entangle
  3. to wring
  4. to hang (by the neck)
  5. to turn
  6. to wind
  7. classifier for skeins of yarn
2 腦汁 nǎozhī brains

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勞心苦思 láoxīnkǔsī
  1. to rack one's brains
  2. to think hard
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絞盡腦汁 jiǎojìnnǎozhī to rack one's brains
冥思苦想 míngsīkǔxiǎng
  1. to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
  2. to rack one's brains
勞心 láoxīn
  1. to work with one's brains
  2. to rack one's brains
  3. to worry
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