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尽

jìn

to exhaust, to use up; (to the utmost)

A person turns an empty glass upside down, all the water gone
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  • 为了按时完成任务,团队已经尽了最大努力。 Wèile ànshí wánchéng rènwù, tuánduì yǐjīng jìn le zuìdà nǔlì. To complete the task on time, the team has already done its utmost.
  • 我们尽力帮你,但不能保证一定成功。 Wǒmen jìnlì bāng nǐ, dàn bù néng bǎozhèng yídìng chénggōng. We will do our best to help you, but we cannot guarantee success.
  • 他把杯子里的水一饮而尽,又倒了一杯。 Tā bǎ bēizi lǐ de shuǐ yì yǐn ér jìn, yòu dào le yì bēi. He drained the water in his cup in one gulp and poured another.

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