尽
力

To strive one's hardest in Chinese: 尽力 (jìn lì)

jìn lì

to strive one's hardest

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 盡力2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to strive one's hardest
  2. 2to spare no effort

Stroke order

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尽
力

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

尽力

Simplified

盡力

Traditional

Example sentences

See 尽力 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 尽力而为。

    jìn lì ér wéi。

    Mark your maximum efforts.

  • 我尽力奔跑。

    wǒ jìn lì bēn pǎo。

    I ran as fast as I could.

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Related words

力

lì

power

尽

jìn

to use up

努力

nǔ lì

to make an effort

尽管

jǐn guǎn

despite

力气

lì qi

strength

能力

néng lì

capability

压力

yā lì

pressure

尽量

jǐn liàng

as much as possible

精力

jīng lì

energy

力量

lì liang

power

魅力

mèi lì

charm

权力

quán lì

power

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