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尽心 (jìn xīn) — with all one's heart, wholeheartedly

Definition

An adverbial phrase meaning 'with full dedication' — used when someone puts their whole heart into serving or caring for others, stronger than the more neutral 努力.

adverb
with all one's heartwholeheartedly

Examples

  • 尽心。
    Tā jìn xīn dì bāng zhù bié rén.
    He helps others with all his heart.
  • 尽心。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi jìn xīn wèi gù kè fú wù.
    We should serve customers wholeheartedly.
  • 尽心。
    Lǎo shī jìn xīn dì jiào dǎo měi yí gè xué shēng.
    The teacher teaches every student with all his heart.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

尽jìnexhaust
心xīnheart

Exhausting the heart means giving it fully, wholeheartedly.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盡; 尽 is its simplified writing.

  • 聿聿yùhand holding a brush
  • 灬灬huǒbristles
  • 皿皿mǐndish

The traditional form 盡 shows 聿 (hand holding a brush) and 灬 (bristles) over 皿 (dish), cleaning a dish until it is empty. The simplified 尽 is a shorthand, not those historical parts.

Open 尽 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Open 心 →
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