尽 (jìn) — (verb) to use up, to exhaust, to finish; (adverb) completely, entirely, to the utmost
Definition
As a verb, 尽 (jìn) means to exhaust or use something up, as in 费尽力气 ('use up all one's strength'). As an adverb before a verb like 尽可以, it means 'to the utmost / entirely'. Note: don't confuse with its homophone 尽 (jǐn) meaning 'as much as possible'.
verb
to use upto exhaustto finish
adverb
completelyentirelyto the utmost
Examples
- 尽。Tā bǎ qián dōu huā jìn le.He spent all his money.
- ，尽。Zhè ge wèn tí, nǐ jìn kě yǐ fàng xīn.You can rest assured about this issue.
- 。Tā men fèi jìn le lì qi cái pá shàng shān.They used all their strength to climb the mountain.
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