Meaning of 殚精竭虑
殚精竭虑 means to rack one's brains; to devote all one's energy and thought. Pronounced dān jīng jié lǜ.
- to rack one's brains; to devote all one's energy and thought
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tā他
dān殚
jīng精
jié竭
lǜ虑
，
zhōng终
yú于
ná拿
chū出
le了
wán完
měi美
de的
fāng方
àn案
。
In order to complete this project, he racked his brains and finally came up with a perfect plan.
Zhè这
wèi位
kē科
xué学
jiā家
wèi为
gōng攻
kè克
jì技
shù术
nán难
tí题
dān殚
jīng精
jié竭
lǜ虑
。
This scientist devoted all his energy and thought to tackling the technical problem.
Zuò作
wéi为
yī一
míng名
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
jiào教
shī师
，
tā她
wèi为
xué学
sheng生
de的
chéng成
zhǎng长
dān殚
jīng精
jié竭
lǜ虑
。
As an excellent teacher, she has devoted all her energy and thought to her students' growth.
Tā他
dān殚
jīng精
jié竭
lǜ虑
de地
gòu构
sī思
jù剧
běn本
de的
měi每
yī一
ge个
xì细
jié节
。
He racked his brains to conceive every detail of the script.
Gǔ古
wǎng往
jīn今
lái来
de的
zhì志
shì士
rén仁
rén人
，
wú无
bù不
wèi为
guó国
jiā家
de的
fù富
qiáng强
dān殚
jīng精
jié竭
lǜ虑
。
Throughout history, all people with lofty ideals have devoted all their energy to the prosperity of the country.