尽 2

尽(盡) [jìn] 动

1. ■ （完） exhaust; finish:

弹尽粮绝 exhaust one's supplies of food and ammunition;

取之不尽 inexhaustible;

无穷无尽 endless; inexhaustible;

气数已尽。 Someone's spell of good fortune has run out.

知无不言， 言无不尽。 Say all you know and say it without reserve.

2. ■ （达到极端） come to an end to the utmost; to the limit:

山穷水尽 where the mountains and the rivers end; at end of one's rope [tether, resources];

用尽气力 exert oneself to the utmost

3. ■ （全部用出） use up; exhaust:

各尽所能 from each according to his ability;

人尽其才; 物尽其用 make the best possible use of men and material;

一饮而尽 empty a glass at one gulp; drain the cup with one gulp;

一言难尽。 It can't be expressed in a few words.; It's a long story.

我已工作得精疲力尽。 I have exhausted myself working.

4. ■ （用力完成） try one's best; put to the best use:

尽责任 do one's duty; discharge one's responsibility;

尽最大努力 do one's best; exert one's utmost effort;

为国家尽一份力 do one's bit for one's nation

形

1. ■ （全; 所有的） all; exhaustive:

不可尽信 not to be believed word for word; to be taken with a grain of salt;

尽收眼底 have a panoramic view;

工具已尽数交回。 All the tools have been handed in.

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

尽正 Jin Zheng

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