HSK · Level 67
75 words
Chinese word
尽
Pronunciation
Pinyinjìn
Meaning
- verbrun out
Example
他的耐心快尽了。tā de nài xīn kuài jìn le
His patience is almost running out.
More examples
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.
Core concept
Something steadily loses its reserve until no usable amount remains.
Common phrases
耐心用尽nài xīn yòng jǐn
use up one's patience
精力耗尽jīng lì hào jìn
exhaust one's energy
用尽资源yòng jǐn zī yuán
use up resources
Similar words
用完yòng wán: Use something until it is finished and nothing remains.
用尽yòng jǐn: Exhaust an entire supply, resource, or amount of strength.
耗尽hào jìn: Consume a resource or reserve so heavily that it is fully depleted.
枯竭kū jié: Dry up completely when a resource or capacity has been exhausted.
Definition in Chinese
作为动词，表示把某物用到最后或某种资源、感情等逐渐耗尽，达到结束的状态。zuò wéi dòng cí biǎo shì bǎ mǒu wù yòng dào zuì hòu huò móu zhǒng zī yuán gǎn qíng děng zhú jiàn hào jìn dá dào jié shù de zhuàng tài
Word origin
The word reflects an older image of clearing out a container until its contents are gone, making the modern sense of reaching the end of a supply easy to remember.
Usage tips
- 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.
Opposites
- 补充bǔ chōngreplenishverb
- 恢复huī fùrecoververb
Related words
- 耗尽hào jìnexhaustverb
- 用尽yòng jǐnuse upverb
- 尽力jìn lìmake every effortverb