竭 尽

jié jìndictionary entry

to use up / to exhaust

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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.

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Original source entry:

竭盡竭尽 [jie2 jin4] /to use up; to exhaust/

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Other forms in these source records: 竭盡

竭
jié
to exhaust
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

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