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竭尽

jié jìn · jie jin

Traditional 竭盡

Meaning

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  1. to use up
  2. to exhaust
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A race to the finish

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，下午(xiàwǔ)的(de)跑步(pǎobù)比赛(bǐsài)，你(nǐ)准备(zhǔnbèi)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, are you ready for the running race this afternoon?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)会(huì)竭尽(jiéjìn)全力(quánlì)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)跑(pǎo)得(de)不(bù)快(kuài)。

    I will try with all my strength, but I do not run fast.

  3. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，我(wǒ)也(yě)会(huì)竭尽(jiéjìn)全力(quánlì)。

    No problem. I will give it everything too.

  4. Dengdeng

    输(shū)的(de)人(rén)请(qǐng)吃(chī)冰激凌(bīngjīlíng)。

    The loser buys ice cream.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)！预备(yùbèi)，跑(pǎo)！

    OK! Ready, go!

  6. Dengdeng

    同时(tóngshí)到(dào)终点(zhōngdiǎn)！那(nà)只好(zhǐhǎo)各(gè)买(mǎi)各(gè)的(de)冰激凌(bīngjīlíng)了(le)。

    We hit the finish line together! Then we each buy our own ice cream.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)办(bàn)好(hǎo)这(zhè)次(cì)活(huó)动(dòng)，他(tā)竭(jié)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)，几(jǐ)天(tiān)没(méi)好(hǎo)好(hǎo)休(xiū)息(xi)。

In order to make this event a success, he exhausted all his strength and didn't rest properly for days.

02

她(tā)竭(jié)尽(jìn)所(suǒ)能(néng)帮(bāng)助(zhù)那(nà)些(xiē)刚(gāng)搬(bān)来(lái)的(de)邻(lín)居(jū)。

She did everything she could to help the neighbors who had just moved in.

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