尽 jìn — to the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost
我会尽力帮助你。Wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù nǐ.I will do my best to help you.
Common words: 尽量 (jǐn liàng)、尽管 (jǐn guǎn)、尽快 (jǐn kuài)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to the utmost"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to the utmost", including 尽 (jìn), 尽 (jìn). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to the utmost" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 尽 (jìn), 尽 (jìn) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters happen to share the reading jìn, so lean on the words and written forms to tell them apart. The example sentences further down show how 尽 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 尽 jìnto the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmostUseful words: 尽量, 尽管
- 尽 jìnto the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmostUseful words: 尽量, 尽管
Common words for these 2 "to the utmost" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 尽 (jìn) — so "to the utmost" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to the utmost".
尽 jìn — to the utmost; to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost
我会尽力帮助你。Wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù nǐ.I will do my best to help you.
Common words: 尽量 (jǐn liàng)、尽管 (jǐn guǎn)、尽快 (jǐn kuài)
All 2 characters
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