竭尽 (jié jìn) — to spare no effort; to exhaust every resource
Definition
竭尽 is a written, formal verb meaning 'to spare no effort / exhaust every resource' — used almost exclusively in set phrases like 竭尽全力. It is much more literary than the everyday 用尽 or 尽力.
verb
to spare no effortto exhaust every resource
Examples
- 。Tā jié jìn quán lì wán chéng le zhè ge xiàng mù.He spared no effort to finish this project.
- 竭尽。Wǒ men yīng dāng jié jìn suǒ néng bāng zhù shòu zāi dì qū.We should do everything we can to help the disaster-stricken areas.
- 竭尽。Tā jié jìn xīn lì zhào gù shēng bìng de mǔ qīn.She devoted all her energy to caring for her sick mother.
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