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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 绞尽脑汁
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 绞尽脑汁 | jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī | - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 18,698 | 28,945 | 22,750 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 绞 | jiǎo | - to twist (strands into a thread) - to entangle - to wring - to hang (by the neck) - to turn - to wind - classifier for skeins of yarn |
| 尽 | jǐn | - to the greatest extent - (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme - to be within the limits of - to give priority to |
| 尽 | jìn | - to use up - to exhaust - to end - to finish - to the utmost - exhausted - finished - to the limit (of sth) - all - entirely |
| 脑 | nǎo | - brain - mind - head - essence |
| 汁 | zhī | - juice |
Other Words Containing 绞尽脑汁
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 绞尽脑汁 | - | - | 18,698 | 28,945 | 22,750 |