费尽心机 費盡心機 fèi jìn xīn jī to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom) / to beat one's brains out syn 劳心 勞心 láo xīn to work with one's brains / to rack one's brains / to worry syn 生锈 生銹 shēng xiù to rust / to grow rusty / to corrode / oxidization syn 荒疏 huāng shū to be out of practice / rusty syn 抛荒 拋荒 pāo huāng to lie idle (of arable land) / fig. rusty because of lack of practice syn 生鏽 shēng xiù variant of 生銹|生锈, to get rusty / to rust / to corrode / oxidization 锈铁 鏽鐵 xiù tiě rusty iron 栗头八色鸫 栗頭八色鶇 lì tóu bā sè dōng (bird species of China) rusty-naped pitta (Hydrornis oatesi) 灰冠鸦雀 灰冠鴉雀 huī guān yā què (bird species of China) Przevalski's parrotbill / rusty-throated parrotbill (Suthora przewalskii) 红腹山雀 紅腹山雀 hóng fù shān què (bird species of China) Père David's tit / rusty-breasted tit (Poecile davidi) 台湾棕噪鹛 臺灣棕噪鶥 tái wān zōng zào méi (bird species of China) rusty laughingthrush (Pterorhinus poecilorhynchus) 褐胁雀鹛 褐脅雀鶥 hè xié què méi (bird species of China) rusty-capped fulvetta (Schoeniparus dubius) 锈红腹旋木雀 鏽紅腹旋木雀 xiù hóng fù xuán mù què (bird species of China) rusty-flanked treecreeper (Certhia nipalensis) 锈腹短翅鸫 鏽腹短翅鶇 xiù fù duǎn chì dōng (bird species of China) rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) 锈脸钩嘴鹛 鏽臉鉤嘴鶥 xiù liǎn gōu zuǐ méi (bird species of China) rusty-cheeked scimitar babbler (Erythrogenys erythrogenys) 锈额斑翅鹛 鏽額斑翅鶥 xiù é bān chì méi (bird species of China) rusty-fronted barwing (Actinodura egertoni) 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dài head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 头脑 頭腦 tóu nǎo brains / mind / skull / (fig.) gist (of a matter) / leader / boss syn 脑子 腦子 nǎo zi brains / mind / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 脑筋 腦筋 nǎo jīn brains / mind / head / way of thinking syn 心路 xīn lù scheme / artifice / tolerance / intention / motive / train of thought / brains / wit / ideas syn 伤脑筋 傷腦筋 shāng nǎo jīn to be a real headache / to find sth a real headache / to beat one's brains syn 绞尽脑汁 絞盡腦汁 jiǎo jìn nǎo zhī to rack one's brains syn 动脑筋 動腦筋 dòng nǎo jīn to use one's brains / to think syn 脑壳 腦殻 nǎo ké (coll.) head / skull / (fig.) brains (mental capacity) syn 脑浆 腦漿 nǎo jiāng brains 挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si to dig for thoughts (idiom) / to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains syn 冥思苦想 míng sī kǔ xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom) / to think hard / to rack one's brains syn 苦思冥想 kǔ sī míng xiǎng to consider from all angles (idiom) / to think hard / to rack one's brains syn 殚精竭虑 殫精竭慮 dān jīng jié lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 脑汁 腦汁 nǎo zhī brains syn 搜肠刮肚 搜腸刮肚 sōu cháng guā dù to search one's guts and belly (idiom) / to racks one's brains for a solution syn 劳心苦思 勞心苦思 láo xīn kǔ sī to rack one's brains / to think hard 搜索枯肠 搜索枯腸 sōu suǒ kū cháng to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom) syn 殚精极虑 殫精極慮 dān jīng jí lǜ to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom) / to think sth through thoroughly / to rack one's brains / to leave no stone unturned 脑儿 腦兒 nǎo r brains (as food) 费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si to rack one's brains (idiom) / to take great pains to think sth through 头脑简单四肢发达 頭腦簡單四肢發達 tóu nǎo jiǎn dān sì zhī fā dá all brawn no brains 髓脑 髓腦 suǐ nǎo brains / gray matter 长记性 長記性 zhǎng jì xing (coll.) to learn one's lesson / to have enough brains to learn from one's mistakes 绞脑汁 絞腦汁 jiǎo nǎo zhī to rack one's brains 脑袋 腦袋 nǎo dai head / skull / brains / mental capability / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4] syn 苦思冥想 kǔ sī - míng xiǎng (idiom) to think deeply / to rack one's brains syn Ｋ书 Ｋ書 K shū to cram (Taiwan, from Taiwanese khè su 齧書, lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] / (Tw) to cram (from Taiwanese 齧書, Tai-lo pr. [khè su], lit. to gnaw a book) / to study / see also 啃書|啃书[ken3 shu1] 目光 mù guāng gaze / (fig.) attention / expression in one's eyes / look / (lit. and fig.) sight / vision syn 导航 導航 dǎo háng (lit. and fig.) to navigate syn 污染 wū rǎn to pollute / to contaminate (lit. and fig.) syn 焦点 焦點 jiāo diǎn (lit. and fig.) focal point / focus syn 舞台 舞臺 wǔ tái (lit. and fig.) stage / arena syn 提起 tí qǐ to mention / to bring up / (lit. and fig.) to lift / to raise / to initiate (legal proceedings) syn 那个人 那個人 nà gè rén lit. that person / fig. the person you have been looking for / Mr Right / the girl of one's dreams 联手 聯手 lián shǒu lit. to join hands / to act together syn 纵横 縱橫 zòng héng lit. warp and weft in weaving / vertically and horizontal / length and breadth / criss-crossed / able to move unhindered / abbr. for 合縱連橫|合纵连横[He2 zong4 Lian2 heng2], School of Diplomacy during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) syn 阴影 陰影 yīn yǐng (lit. and fig.) shadow syn 开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.) / to open for business 挖掘 wā jué to excavate / (lit and fig.) to unearth / to dig into syn 青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor syn 渗透 滲透 shèn tòu (lit. and fig.) to permeate / to seep into / (of a product, idea etc) to penetrate (in a population) / (of hostile forces) to infiltrate / (chemistry) osmosis syn 桥梁 橋梁 qiáo liáng bridge (lit. and fig.) syn 新颖 新穎 xīn yǐng lit. new bud / fig. new and original syn 复活 復活 fù huó to revive / (lit. and fig.) to come back to life / (religion) resurrection syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 挂牌 掛牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market) syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 漫天 màn tiān lit. to fill the whole sky / everywhere / as far as the eye can see syn 出路 chū lù a way out (lit. and fig.) / opportunity for advancement / a way forward / outlet (for one's products) 冷却 冷卻 lěng què to cool (lit. and fig.) syn 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom) / untold numbers / innumerable / thousands upon thousands syn 无毒 無毒 wú dú harmless / innocuous / lit. not poisonous 实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom) / fig. to be practical and realistic syn 贴吧 貼吧 tiē bā Baidu Tieba, lit. "Baidu Post Bar", a Chinese online forum hosted by Baidu Inc. 一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom) / fig. to scoop up the whole lot / to capture them all in one go syn 一条龙 一條龍 yī tiáo lóng lit. one dragon / integrated chain / coordinated process syn 淋漓尽致 淋漓盡致 lín lí jìn zhì lit. extreme saturation (idiom) / fig. vividly and thoroughly / in great detail / without restraint / (of a performance) brilliant syn 千方百计 千方百計 qiān fāng bǎi jì lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom) / by every possible means syn 洗礼 洗禮 xǐ lǐ baptism (lit. or fig.) syn 腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly / fig. rapid advance / rapidly developing (situation) syn 老将 老將 lǎo jiàng lit. old general / commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess / fig. old-timer / veteran syn 烛光 燭光 zhú guāng candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd) 巨龙 巨龍 jù lóng gigantic dragon (lit. and fig.) / titanosaur (abbr. for 泰坦巨龍|泰坦巨龙[tai4 tan3 ju4 long2]) / (slang) big dick / schlong 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road / path syn 哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears syn 刻骨铭心 刻骨銘心 kè gǔ míng xīn lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom) / fig. etched in one's memory / unforgettable syn 凌云 凌雲 líng yún (lit. and fig.) towering / lofty / high syn 梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / fig. to deeply long for / to covet syn 铺天盖地 鋪天蓋地 pū tiān gài dì lit. hiding the sky and covering the earth (idiom) / fig. earth-shattering / omnipresent / of universal importance syn 绝顶 絕頂 jué dǐng (lit. and fig.) summit / peak / extremely / utterly syn 扑面 撲面 pū miàn lit. sth hits one in the face / directly in one's face / sth assaults the senses / blatant (advertising) / eye-catching / (a smell) assaults the nostrils syn 得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job / entirely in one's element / going smoothly and easily syn 称霸 稱霸 chēng bà lit. to proclaim oneself hegemon / to take a leading role / to build a personal fiefdom syn 万丈 萬丈 wàn zhàng lit. ten thousand fathoms / fig. extremely high or deep / lofty / bottomless syn 触目惊心 觸目驚心 chù mù jīng xīn lit. shocks the eye, astonishes the heart (idiom) / shocking / horrible to see / a ghastly sight syn 千里马 千里馬 qiān lǐ mǎ lit. ten thousand mile horse / fine steed syn 傀儡 kuǐ lěi (lit. and fig.) puppet syn 眼界 yǎn jiè (lit. and fig.) field of vision / scope / horizon syn 不亦乐乎 不亦樂乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely / awfully syn 畅所欲言 暢所欲言 chàng suǒ yù yán lit. fluently saying all one wants (idiom) / to preach freely on one's favorite topic / to hold forth to one's heart's content syn 一斑 yī bān lit. one spot (on the leopard) / fig. one small item in a big scheme 