尽力 (jìn lì) — to do one's best, to try one's hardest
Definition
尽力 means 'do one's best' — it takes a verb-object complement (尽力去做). 卖 is unrelated; 卖 is to sell. Used for effort on a task, not a person.
verb
to do one's bestto try one's hardest
Examples
- 尽力。Wǒ zhè cì kǎo shì yí dìng huì jìn lì kǎo hǎo.I will do my best to do well on this exam.
- ，尽力。Wú lùn yù dào shén me kùn nan, wǒ dōu huì jìn lì qù zuò.No matter what difficulties I encounter, I will do my best to do it.
- 尽力，。Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng jìn lì le, dàn hái shì shū le.He did his best in the competition, but still lost.
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