竭 jié
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- Made of
- 立 to stand 曷 what, why, where, which, how
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
竭尽全力
jiéjìnquánlì
to do one's utmost
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 面对突发山火，救援队竭尽全力控制火势，却仍无法阻止部分村庄撤离。 Miànduì tūfā shānhuǒ, jiùyuánduì jiéjìn quánlì kòngzhì huǒshì, què réng wúfǎ zǔzhǐ bùfen cūnzhuāng chèlí. Facing a sudden mountain fire, the rescue team did everything it could to control the blaze, yet still could not prevent some villages from evacuating.
- 为了赢得比赛，他竭尽全力往前冲。 Wèile yíngdé bǐsài, tā jiéjìn quánlì wǎng qián chōng. To win the race, he dashed forward with all his might.
- 妈妈竭尽全力，想让孩子过上好日子。 Māma jiéjìn quánlì, xiǎng ràng háizi guò shang hǎo rìzi. Mum is doing everything she can to give her child a good life.
Related words
- 竭力 jiélì to try one's utmost; with all one's might
- 精疲力竭 jīngpílìjié exhausted; worn out
- 枯竭 kūjié depleted; exhausted
- 衰竭 shuāijié to fail; to become exhausted
- 尽量 jǐnliàng as much as possible
- 尽快 jǐnkuài as soon as possible
- 尽力 jìnlì to do one's best
- 尽管 jǐnguǎn although; feel free to
- 尽可能 jìnkěnéng as much as possible
- 尽 jìn to exhaust, to use up; (to the utmost)
- 尽 jǐn to the greatest extent; to try one's utmost
- 尽早 jǐnzǎo as early as possible