尽如人意

盡如人意
jìnrúrényì
idiom #16,536

Meanings

  1. 1 to be entirely as one wishes
  2. 2 perfectly satisfactory

Examples

Shìqíng bù kěnéng jìnrúrényì.
Things can't always be exactly as we wish.
Suīrán jiéguǒ bù jìnrúrényì, dàn wǒmen jìnlì le.
Although the result wasn't entirely satisfactory, we did our best.

Tips

usage
Almost always used in the negative: 不尽人意 (not entirely satisfactory). Using it positively is rare and usually implies surprise that something went perfectly.
grammar
here reads jìn (4th tone), meaning 'completely/entirely,' not jǐn (3rd tone, 'to the greatest extent').

Stroke Order

jǐn
rén