竭尽全力

竭盡全力

jiéjìn-quánlì

idiom HSK 7-9 #6,935

Meanings

1 to spare no effort
2 to do one's utmost
3 to give it everything

Characters

to exhaust; to use up

to the limit; completely

strength; power

Examples

HSK 3

他竭尽全力完成了任务。

Tā jiéjìn-quánlì wánchéng le rènwù.

He spared no effort to complete the task.

HSK 5

医生竭尽全力抢救病人。

Yīshēng jiéjìn-quánlì qiǎngjiù bìngrén.

The doctors did their utmost to save the patient.

Tips

memory

竭尽 (exhaust completely) + 全力 (all strength). Picture wringing out every last drop of energy from a sponge - nothing left to give.

Stroke Order

竭 jié

尽 jìn

全 quán

力 lì