費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)
  2. to beat one's brains out

CHARACTERS

費 fèi expenses, expenditures, fee
盡 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
機 jī machine; moment, chance