费尽心机 fèi jìn xīn jī

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

费 fèi
HSK 4
expenses, expenditures, fee
尽 jìn
HSK 4
exhaust, use up; deplete
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
机 jī
HSK 1
desk; machine; moment