Meaning
exhaust
Chinese: 尽、用完。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jie” becomes a different word in each tone. 竭 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 竭尽全力jié jìn quán lì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
- 枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
- 衰竭shuāi jiéorgan failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)
- 竭力jié lìto do one's utmost
- 精疲力竭jīng pí lì jiéspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
Example Sentence
老师竭尽全力帮助每一个学生。Lǎo shī jié jìn quán lì bāng zhù měi yí ge xué sheng.The teacher does everything possible to help every student.
老师Lǎo shīteacher竭尽jié jìnto use up全力quán lìwith all one's strength帮助bāng zhùassistance每měieach一个yí gea学生xué shengstudent。