百思不得其解
bǎi​sī​bù​dé​qí​jiě

to remain puzzled

  • created sense approved 百思不得其解 · bǎi​sī​bù​dé​qí​jiě · to remain puzzled — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    百思不得其解

    bǎi​sī​bù​dé​qí​jiě

    to remain puzzled

    to remain puzzled or perplexed despite much thought; to be unable to understand something even after thinking about it for a long time

    百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · numerous 思 (literal) → 思 · sī · to think 不得 (literal) → 不得 · bù​dé · cannot 其 (literal) → 其 · qí · it 解 (literal) → 解 · jiě · to understand

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