挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si

to rack one's brains

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 40780th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to rack one's brains
  2. 2. to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer

Characters

Character Meaning
挖 wā HSK 6
to dig; to scoop out; to excavate
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
心 xīn HSK 3
heart; mind; intention
思 si HSK 2
to think; to consider