窮思苦想 qióng sī kǔ xiǎng

DEFINITIONS

  1. to think hard (idiom)
  2. to give sth much thought

CHARACTERS

窮 qióng poor, destitute, impoverished
思 sī
HSK 2
think, consider, ponder; final particle
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering
想 xiǎng
HSK 1
think, speculate, plan, consider