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竭尽全力

jié jìn quán lì · jie jin quan li

Traditional 竭盡全力

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
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In a conversation

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The sports day race

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)跑(pǎo)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How did your race go?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)竭尽全力(jiéjìnquánlì)了(le)，还是(háishi)最后(zuìhòu)一名(yīmíng)。

    I did my utmost and still came last.

  3. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，你(nǐ)竭尽全力(jiéjìnquánlì)了(le)！

    It's okay, you did your utmost!

  4. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)第一名(dìyīmíng)是(shì)个(gè)十岁(shísuì)的(de)小朋友(xiǎopéngyǒu)。

    But first place was a ten-year-old kid.

  5. Liangliang

    哇(wa)，他(tā)也(yě)竭尽全力(jiéjìnquánlì)了(le)吧(ba)？

    Wow, he must have done his utmost too?

  6. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)边(biān)跑(pǎo)边(biān)吃(chī)冰淇淋(bīngqílín)。

    No, he said he was eating ice cream while running.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)竭(jié)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)约(yuē)翰(hàn)。

Tom and Mary did all they could to help John do that.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CT · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)竭(jié)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)地(de)讨(tǎo)好(hǎo)他(tā)老(lǎo)婆(pó)。

He bent over backward to please his wife.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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