míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng

to rack one's brains

Senses

冥思苦想 míng​sī​kǔ​xiǎng to rack one's brains

to think long and hard about something; to consider a problem from all angles; to ponder deeply or rack one's brains

References

same_as 冥思苦想/冥思苦想 冥思苦索/冥思苦索
same_as 冥思苦想/冥思苦想 苦思冥想/苦思冥想
variant 苦思冥想/苦思冥想 冥思苦想/冥思苦想
synonym 冥思苦索/冥思苦索 冥思苦想/冥思苦想