Meaning
to the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost
Chinese: 全部、用尽或尽力。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jin” becomes a different word in each tone. 尽 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 尽量jǐn liàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent
- 尽管jǐn guǎndespite; although; even though; in spite of
- 尽快jǐn kuàias quickly as possible; as soon as possible
- 尽力jìn lìto strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
- 尽可能jǐn kě néngas far as possible; to the best of one's ability
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Example Sentence
我会尽力帮助你。Wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù nǐ.I will do my best to help you.
我WǒI会huìcan尽jìnto the greatest extent力lìpower帮助bāng zhùassistance你nǐyou。
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Where this character comes from
In simplified Chinese 尽 covers 盡 ‘to use up, exhaust; to the utmost; all’ (jìn: 尽力, 尽头) and 儘 ‘to the greatest extent; just keep’ (jǐn: 尽管, 尽量).
A way to remember it
jìn = to exhaust / all (尽力); jǐn = to the most (尽量, 尽管).