挖空心思(wā kōng xīn si): to dig for thoughts (idiom)
4 characters
to dig for thoughts (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- wā kōng xīn si
- Meaning
- to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
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Related words
Common words sharing a character with 挖空心思 — tap one to open its word page.
wā挖jué掘
HSK 7-9to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
wā挖kǔ苦
HSK 7-9to speak sarcastically
shàng上kōng空
HSK 7-9the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
sī司kōng空jiàn见guàn惯
HSK 7-9a common occurrence (idiom)
wā挖tǔ土jī机
excavator
wā挖jué掘jī机
excavator
wā挖jī机
excavator; excavating machine
wā挖qiáng墙jiǎo脚
to undermine
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