精
疲
力
竭

Spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom) in Chinese: 精疲力竭 (jīng pí lì jié)

jīng pí lì jié

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
  2. 2drained
  3. 3washed out

Stroke order

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精
疲
力
竭

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄥ

jīng

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄆㄧˊ

pí

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄝˊ

jié

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 跑完全程，他已经精疲力竭。

    pǎo wán quán chéng， tā yǐ jīng jīng pí lì jié。

    After finishing the whole run, he was completely exhausted.

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Related words

力

lì

power

精

jīng

essence

努力

nǔ lì

to make an effort

精彩

jīng cǎi

wonderful

精神

jīng shén

spirit

力气

lì qi

strength

能力

néng lì

capability

压力

yā lì

pressure

尽力

jìn lì

to strive one's hardest

精力

jīng lì

energy

力量

lì liang

power

魅力

mèi lì

charm

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