殆尽

殆盡
dàijìn
verb #16,567

Meanings

  1. 1 almost exhausted; nearly depleted
  2. 2 practically nothing left

Examples

HSK 6
Zīyuán xiāohào dàijìn.
The resources have been nearly exhausted.
HSK 7-9
Tā de nàixīn yǐjīng xiāomó dàijìn le.
His patience has been worn almost completely away.

Tips

register
殆尽 is a literary/formal expression. In everyday speech, you'd say 快用完了 (almost used up) or 几乎没了 (almost gone).
grammar
殆尽 typically follows a verb: 消耗殆尽 (consumed nearly all), 消磨殆尽 (worn away to nothing), 死伤殆尽 (nearly all killed or wounded).

Stroke Order

dài
jìn