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绞尽脑汁 (jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī): To rack one's brains (verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

绞 • jiǎo • to twist, to wring, to entangle • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jiǎo绞

to twist, to wring, to entangle

尽 • jìn • to exhaust, to use up; to the greatest extent • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
jìn尽

to exhaust, to use up; to the greatest extent

脑 • nǎo • brain
nǎo脑

brain

汁 • zhī • juice; liquid; fluid
zhī汁

juice; liquid; fluid

Word Info

Pinyinjiǎo jìn nǎo zhī
Meaningto rack one's brains
Characters4
Syntaxverb phrase

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 绞尽脑汁.

Words with 绞

  • 绞刑jiǎo xínghanging (execution)
  • 绞死jiǎo sǐhang to death; strangle to death
  • 绞盘jiǎo pánwinch; capstan
  • 绞刑架jiǎo xíng jiàgallows
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Example Sentences with 绞尽脑汁

tā他
jiǎo绞
jìn尽
nǎo脑
zhī汁
xiǎng想
dá答
àn案
。
He racked his brains for the answer.
wèi为
le了
jiě解
jué决
wèn问
tí题
，
wǒ我
jiǎo绞
shè设
jì计
shī师
jiǎo绞
jìn尽
nǎo脑
zhī汁
，
jìn尽
nǎo脑
zhī汁
。
To solve the problem, I racked my brains.
zhōng
终
yú于
xiǎng想
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
chuàng创
yì意
fāng方
àn案
。
The designer racked his brains and finally came up with a creative plan.