竭力

jiélì

adverb HSK 7-9 #13,650

Meanings

1 with all one's strength
2 to do one's utmost

Characters

to exhaust; to use up

strength; power

Examples

HSK 3

我们竭力帮助每一位顾客。

Wǒmen jiélì bāngzhù měi yī wèi gùkè.

We do our best to help every customer.

HSK 6

他竭力控制自己的情绪。

Tā jiélì kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

He tried his utmost to control his emotions.

Tips

usage

竭力 is more concise than 竭尽全力 and can be used as an adverb before a verb directly. Both mean 'to do one's utmost.'

Stroke Order

竭 jié

力 lì