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zhi1
  1. to rack one's brains

Characters

  • 绞 (絞): to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn
  • 尽 (儘): to the greatest extent; (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme; to be within the limits of; to give priority to
  • 脑 (腦): brain; mind; head; essence
  • 汁 (汁): juice

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Examples

他绞尽脑汁想办法搞定这件事。

我们绞尽脑汁想要干点什么来换换脑子,放松放松,可是根本就不知道干什么好,就这样想来想去,权当放松了.

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