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尽如人意 (jǐn) — perfect, completely satisfactory; as one could wish

Definition

An idiom meaning 'just as one wishes' — emphasizes the gap between expectation and reality, so it often appears negated (并不尽如人意) to mean 'not entirely satisfactory'.

idiom
perfectcompletely satisfactoryas one could wish

Examples

  • 尽如人意。
    Zhè jiàn shì de jié guǒ bìng bú jǐn.
    The outcome of this matter was not entirely satisfactory.
  • 尽如人意。
    Wǒ men xī wàng yí qiè dōu néng jǐn.
    We hope everything can turn out as we wish.
  • ，尽如人意。
    Suī rán fāng àn réng yǒu bù zú, dàn jī běn jǐn le.
    Although the plan still has shortcomings, it is basically satisfactory.
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