历尽

歷盡

lìjìn

verb #31,850

Meanings

1 to have experienced (a great deal of)
2 to have been through (much)
3 to undergo many

Characters

to pass through, experience

to exhaust, to the limit

Examples

他历尽千辛万苦，终于成功了。

Tā lìjìn qiānxīn wànkǔ, zhōngyú chénggōng le.

He went through every kind of hardship and finally succeeded.

这位老人历尽沧桑。

Zhè wèi lǎorén lìjìn cāngsāng.

This old man has been through all of life's vicissitudes.

Tips

usage

历尽 is followed by what was endured: 历尽艰辛 (every hardship), 历尽磨难 (every trial), 历尽沧桑 (all the changes of life). 历 = 'to pass through', 尽 = 'to the very end' — together: 'gone through to the fullest'.

Stroke Order

历 lì

尽 jǐn