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Definition(s) for: 挖空心思

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si - to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
- to rack one's brains

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 42,006 40,524 31,147

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
挖 wā- to dig
- to excavate
- to scoop out
空 kōng- empty
- air
- sky
- in vain
空 kòng- to empty
- vacant
- unoccupied
- space
- leisure
- free time
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
思 sī- to think
- to consider

Other Words Containing 挖空心思

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
挖空心思 - - 42,006 40,524 31,147