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挖空心思

wā kōng xīn si

4-character word

What 挖空心思 means

1. to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
2. to rack one's brains

The characters in 挖空心思

• 挖wāto dig; to excavate; to scoop out
• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 思sīto think; to consider

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