尽忠

盡忠
jìnzhōng
verb #19,393

Meanings

  1. 1 to display utter loyalty
  2. 2 to be loyal to the end
  3. 3 to serve faithfully

Examples

Tā yībèizi jìnzhōng bàoguó.
He was loyal to his country his whole life.
Zhōngchén yīnggāi jìnzhōng zhíshǒu.
A loyal minister should faithfully perform his duties.

Tips

culture
尽忠 is a core Confucian value — loyalty to one's ruler or country, even unto death. The phrase 尽忠 (serve one's country with loyalty) is famously associated with the Song dynasty general Yue Fei ().

Stroke Order

jǐn
zhōng