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穷尽

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qióngjìn
verb #28,800

Meanings

  1. 1 to exhaust
  2. 2 to use up completely
  3. 3 to probe to the limit

Examples

我们无法穷尽宇宙的奥秘。
Wǒmen wúfǎ qióngjìn yǔzhòu de àomì.
We cannot exhaust the mysteries of the universe.
他穷尽一生研究这个问题。
Tā qióngjìn yīshēng yánjiū zhège wèntí.
He devoted his entire life to studying this problem.
语言难以穷尽她的美丽。
Yǔyán nányǐ qióngjìn tā de měilì.
Language is hard-pressed to exhaust her beauty.

Tips

usage
穷尽 often appears in negative or hypothetical contexts — 无法穷尽 (impossible to exhaust) is a common collocating phrase. It carries a literary tone.

Stroke Order

穷 qióng
尽 jǐn