(jìn lì) - to do one's best, to try one's hardest in Mandarin
jìnlìTraditional: 盡力
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
尽
力
Examples
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I will do my best to help you.
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He has already done his best.
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We must try our hardest to finish the task.
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As long as you do your best, the result does not matter.
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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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