尽力

jìn

Traditional: 盡力

#1896 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

to do one's best, to try one's hardest

Word origin

A compound of 尽 (jìn, to exhaust, to use up) and 力 (lì, strength, effort), literally to use up one's strength.

Origin
compound
Root
尽 (jìn, to exhaust) + 力 (lì, strength)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 尽

Stroke order for 力

Examples

I will do my best to help you.

He has already done his best.

We must try our hardest to finish the task.

As long as you do your best, the result does not matter.

The doctor did his utmost to treat the patient.

尽力 (jìn lì) means to do one's best or try one's hardest, putting all of one's effort into something. It often precedes another verb, as in 尽力帮忙 (do one's best to help).

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This word is part of lesson 38.