míng
xiǎng

idiom
common

Meaning of 冥思苦想

冥思苦想 means to think deeply and hard; to ponder intently. Pronounced míng sī kǔ xiǎng.

  • to think deeply and hard; to ponder intently

Definitions & Examples

Wèi
le
jiě
kāi
zhè
dào
shù
xué
nán
 
míng
xiǎng
le
zhěng
zhěng
wǎn
shang
 

In order to solve this difficult math problem, he racked his brains all night long.

Shè
shī
míng
xiǎng
 
zhōng
zhǎo
dào
le
wán
měi
de
fāng
àn
 

The designer thought deeply and finally found the perfect solution.

míng
xiǎng
le
hǎo
tiān
 
hái
shì
xiǎng
chū
hǎo
zhǔ
 

He thought hard for several days, but still couldn't come up with a good idea.

Zuò
jiā
zhèng
duì
zhe
gǎo稿
zhǐ
míng
xiǎng
 
xún
zhǎo
xià
de
líng
gǎn
 

The writer was lost in thought, staring at the manuscript paper, searching for inspiration for the next sentence.