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尽心竭力

jìn xīn jié lìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to spare no effort (idiom) / to do one's utmost
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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-52568ad18fed37bd. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

盡心竭力 尽心竭力 [jin4 xin1 jie2 li4] /to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost/

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Other forms in these source records: 盡心竭力

  • 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

  • 心
    xīn

    heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[kē],個|个[gè]

  • 竭
    jié

    to exhaust

  • 力
    lì

    power / force / strength / ability / strenuously

    Lì

    surname Li

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.