尽善尽美

盡善盡美
jìnshànjìnměi
idiom #23,353

Meanings

  1. 1 perfect in every way
  2. 2 the best of all possible worlds
  3. 3 flawless
  4. 4 to do one's utmost for perfection

Examples

Rènhé shìqíng dōu bù kěnéng jìnshànjìnměi.
Nothing can be perfect in every way.
Tā lìqiú jìnshànjìnměi, duì měigè xìjié dōu fēicháng rènzhēn.
He strives for perfection and is very meticulous about every detail.

Tips

history
尽善尽美 is attributed to Confucius, who used (fully good) and (fully beautiful) to evaluate different types of music. He praised the ancient music as both fully beautiful and fully good.

Stroke Order

jǐn
shàn
měi