历尽

歷盡

lìjìn

verb #31,850

Meanings

1 to have experienced (a great deal of)
2 to have been through (much)
3 to undergo many

Characters

to pass through, experience

to exhaust, to the limit

Examples

HSK 7-9

他历尽千辛万苦，终于成功了。

Tā lìjìn qiānxīnwànkǔ, zhōngyú chénggōng le.

He went through every kind of hardship and finally succeeded.

HSK 7-9

这位老人历尽沧桑。

Zhèwèi lǎorén lìjìn cāngsāng.

This old man has been through all of life's vicissitudes.

Tips

usage

历尽 is followed by what was endured: 历尽艰辛 (every hardship), 历尽磨难 (every trial), 历尽沧桑 (all the changes of life). 历 = 'to pass through', 尽 = 'to the very end' - together: 'gone through to the fullest'.

Stroke Order

历 lì

尽 jìn