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

他竭尽全力完成了任务。

Tā jiéjìnquánlì wánchéng le rènwù.

He spared no effort to complete the task.

医生竭尽全力抢救病人。

Yīshēng jiéjìnquánlì 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