殚精竭虑

dān jīng jié lǜ

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1. to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
2. to rack one's brains
3. to leave no stone unturned

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Child Words of 殚精竭虑

• 精 精 jīng: essence
• 虑 虑 lǜ: to think over
• 殚 殚 dān: entirely
• 竭 竭 jié: to exhaust