English–Chinese
“run out” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinjìn
Example
他的耐心快尽了。tā de nài xīn kuài jìn le
His patience is almost running out.
How to say “run out” in Chinese
“Run out” in Chinese is 尽 (jìn).
Something steadily loses its reserve until no usable amount remains.
Example sentences with 尽
地下水被过度抽取，快要被用尽了。dì xià shuǐ bèi guò dù chōu qǔ kuài yào bèi yòng jǐn le
The groundwater has been over-pumped and is almost used up.
Tips for using 尽
- English often treats patience and enthusiasm as qualities that someone has, while Chinese can frame them as a reserve that reaches its end, so the verb works naturally with abstract feelings.