冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng

to rack one's brains

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to rack one's brains
  2. 2. to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard

Characters

Character Meaning
冥 míng
dark; deep; the underworld
思 sī HSK 2
to think; to consider
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship
想 xiǎng HSK 1
to want; to think; to suppose