筋疲力尽 (jīn pí lì jǐn) — extremely tired, exhausted, spent (idiomatic)
Definition
A vivid chengyu meaning 'tired to the bone' — both muscles (筋) and strength (力) are spent. Stronger than just 累, used for complete physical exhaustion.
idiom
extremely tiredexhaustedspent (idiomatic)
Examples
- ,筋疲力尽。Gōng zuò le yì tiān, tā gǎn dào jīn pí lì jǐn.After a day of work, he felt completely exhausted.
- 筋疲力尽。Zhè cì mǎ lā sōng bǐ sài ràng suǒ yǒu xuǎn shǒu dōu jīn pí lì jǐn.This marathon race left all the runners totally exhausted.
- ,筋疲力尽。Wèi le wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù, wǒ men dà jiā dōu jīn pí lì jǐn le.To finish this project, all of us were extremely tired.
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