Definition
脑汁 literally means 'brain juice', but on its own it rarely appears. You will almost always encounter it in the fixed idiom 绞尽脑汁 (jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī), meaning 'to rack one's brains' — to think very hard about a problem. The word 脑汁 in this context figuratively refers to mental effort or brainpower.
n.
(figurative) brainsmental effort (primarily used in the idiom 绞尽脑汁)
Examples
- 脑汁。Tā jiǎo jìn le nǎo zhī yě xiǎng bù chū bànfǎ.He racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution.
- ，。Wèile wánchéng zhège xiàngmù, wǒ jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī.I racked my brains to finish this project.
- 。Nǐ jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī yě cāi bú dào dá'àn.You could rack your brains and still not guess the answer.
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