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Definition(s) for: 殚精竭虑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
殚精竭虑 dān jīng jié lǜ - to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
- to rack one's brains
- to leave no stone unturned

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
- - 50,368 54,337 51,538

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
dān- entirely
- to exhaust
jīng- essence
- extract
- vitality
- energy
- semen
- sperm
- mythical goblin spirit
- highly perfected
- elite
- the pick of sth
- proficient (refined ability)
- extremely (fine)
- selected rice (archaic)
jié- to exhaust
- to think over
- to consider
- anxiety

Other Words Containing 殚精竭虑

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
殚精竭虑 - - 50,368 54,337 51,538