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尽力

jìn lì · jin li

Traditional 盡力

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
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Doing my best on the exam

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，考试(kǎoshì)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Liangliang, how was the exam?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)尽力(jìnlì)了(le)，应该(yīnggāi)能(néng)及格(jígé)。

    I did my best. I should pass.

  3. Dengdeng

    别(bié)担心(dānxīn)，只要(zhǐyào)尽力(jìnlì)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    Don't worry. As long as you do your best, it's fine.

  4. Liangliang

    你呢(nǐne)？你(nǐ)考(kǎo)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    What about you? How did you do?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)尽力(jìnlì)了(le)，我(wǒ)把(bǎ)名字(míngzi)写(xiě)得(de)很(hěn)清楚(qīngchu)。

    I did my best too. I wrote my name very clearly.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)名字(míngzi)那(nà)一题(yītí)，你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)得(děi)拿(ná)满分(mǎnfēn)。

    Then you must get full marks on the name question.

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2 examples
01

为(wèi)抢(qiǎng)救(jiù)病(bìng)人(rén)医(yī)生(shēng)已(yǐ)尽(jìn)力(lì)了(le)。

The doctor tried every possible means to save his patient.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)应(yīng)该(gāi)尽(jìn)力(lì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)他(tā)人(rén)。

We should always try to help others.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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