HSK 6 · Verbs

竭尽全力 jiéjìnquánlì “to do one’s utmost” in Chinese

Traditional 竭盡全力

What 竭尽全力 means

  1. to do one’s utmost
  2. to make every effort
  3. (idiom) to spare no effort

How to say 竭尽全力

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale竭jié2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale尽jìn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale全quán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale力lì4th tone, falling

竭尽全力 in a sentence

  1. 他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。

    Tā jiéjìnquánlì de tǎohǎo tā lǎopo.

    He did everything he could to please his wife.

    Sentence #2516527 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 汤姆竭尽全力追赶。

    Tāngmǔ jiéjìnquánlì zhuīgǎn.

    Tom did his best to catch up.

    Sentence #12617579 from Tatoeba

  3. 汤姆和玛丽竭尽全力帮助约翰。

    Tāngmǔ hé Mǎlì jiéjìnquánlì bāngzhù Yuēhàn.

    Tom and Mary did all they could to help John.

    Sentence #9965455 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 竭尽全力 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 竭 (jié) with each of its parts in a different colour
竭jiéto exhaust
  • 立stand · lìMeaning part
  • 曷what · héSound part

立 hints at the meaning (stand); 曷 (hé) hints at the sound. Compare it with jié.

The character 尽 (jǐn) with each of its parts in a different colour
尽jìnto use up
  • 尺part of the character
  • ⺀ice form of 冫 · bīng
The character 全 (quán) with each of its parts in a different colour
全quánall
  • 入enter · rù
  • 玉jade · yù
The character 力 (lì) drawn as one shape
力lìpower

力 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidThought to show an old plough, and pulling it took strength: strength, power.

How to write 竭尽全力

竭 14 strokes · 尽 6 strokes · 全 6 strokes · 力 2 strokes

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竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 竭尽全力

Words with 尽

尽管jǐnguǎn · despite尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest尽快jǐnkuài · as soon as possible尽量jǐnliàng · as much as possible无穷无尽wúqióngwújìn · endless苦尽甘来kǔjìngānlái · after hardship comes happiness

Words with 全

全quán · whole安全ānquán · safe全部quánbù · whole完全wánquán · complete全面quánmiàn · comprehensive健全jiànquán · sound齐全qíquán · complete全局quánjú · overall situation全力以赴quánlìyǐfù · to go all out

Words with 力

努力nǔlì · to work hard力气lìqi · strength能力nénglì · capability压力yālì · pressure巧克力qiǎokèlì · chocolate (loanword)精力jīnglì · energy尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest权力quánlì · power力量lìliang · power魅力mèilì · charm

More words: Common Verbs

夹杂jiāzá · to be mixed with继承jìchéng · to inherit戒备jièbèi · to guard against解除jiěchú · to remove解散jiěsàn · to dissolve解体jiětǐ · to disintegrate节制jiézhì · to control借助jièzhù · to rely on

FAQs

竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì) means “to do one’s utmost” or “to make every effort”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jiéjìnquánlì: jié with a 2nd tone, then jìn with a 4th tone, then quán with a 2nd tone, then lì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 竭尽全力 is written 竭盡全力. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiejinquanli with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 竭尽全力 from the suggestions. Typing jiejinquanli into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
竭尽全力 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.