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搜索枯肠

sōusuǒkūcháng

Traditional: 搜索枯腸

to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)

Character Breakdown

搜
sōu
to seek, to search, to investigate
HSK 5
索
suǒ
cable, rope; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, to inquire
HSK 5
枯
kū
dried out, withered, decayed
HSK 6
肠
cháng
intestines; emotions; sausage
HSK 5

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