搜腸刮肚 sōu cháng guā dù

to rack one’s brains; think very hard

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to search one's guts and belly (idiom); to racks one's brains for a solution

Characters

Character Meaning
搜 sōu HSK 5
to search
腸 cháng
intestines; old variant of 腸cháng
刮 guā HSK 3
to blow (of the wind); to scrape; to shave
肚 dù HSK 4
belly; tripe