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筋疲力尽

jīn pí lì jìndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
body weary, strength exhausted (idiom) / extremely tired / spent
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4005b184078531f1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

筋疲力盡 筋疲力尽 [jin1 pi2 li4 jin4] /body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired/spent/

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Other forms in these source records: 筋疲力盡

  • 筋
    jīn

    muscle / tendon / veins visible under the skin / sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)

  • 疲
    pí

    weary

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 尽
    jǐn

    to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to

    jìn

    to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.