竭尽
jiéjìn
to exhaust, to use up (effort)
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 他竭尽全力完成了任务。He gave his all to complete the task.
- 我们会竭尽所能帮助你。We will do everything in our power to help you.
Collocations
竭尽全力竭尽所能竭尽心力竭尽全力
Mnemonic
竭 jié + 尽 jìn, both "to exhaust": to use up entirely (effort, ability). 竭尽全力 = to do one's utmost. 竭尽所能 = to do all one can. Usually in four-character set phrases. Polyphone: 尽 is jìn "to exhaust" (尽力) but jǐn "as far as possible" (尽管); here jìn.
Related
尽力全力尽心使劲
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