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consider; rack one's brains; think hard; use one's mind/head/brains/intelligence

dòng nǎo jīn

动 脑 筋

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v.consider; rack one's brains; think hard; use one's mind/head/brains/intelligence
- dòng nǎo jīn zhǎo qiào mén
  动脑筋找窍门
  try to think of a way to resolve the problem
- dòng nǎo jīn zhèng qián
  动脑筋挣钱
  coin one's brains
- bù dòng nǎo jīn de huà wǒ gēn běn jiù méi jī huì yíng
  不动脑筋的话，我根本就没机会赢。
  Without ideas, I wouldn't stand a chance of winning.
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jiǎo nǎo jì绞脑计

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