Chinese word

竭尽全力

Pronunciation

Pinyinjié jìn quán lì

Meaning

  • idiomdo one's best

Example

我会竭尽全力帮你。wǒ huì jié jìn quán lì bāng nǐ

I will do my best to help you.

Illustration for 竭尽全力 (do one's best)

More examples

为了不拖延工期，我们必须竭尽全力完成任务。wèi le bù tuō yán gōng qī wǒ men bì xū jié jìn quán lì wán chéng rèn wù

To avoid delaying the schedule, we must do our best to complete the task.

Core concept

All available strength moves into one task, with nothing held back.

Common phrases

  • 竭尽全力帮助jié jìn quán lì bāng zhù

    do one's best to help

  • 竭尽全力完成jié jìn quán lì wán chéng

    do one's best to complete

  • 竭尽全力争取jié jìn quán lì zhēng qǔ

    do one's best to win

Similar words

全力以赴quán lì yǐ fù: Devoting all one's energy to dealing with a task.
不遗余力bù yí yú lì: Doing everything possible without saving any effort for later.
尽心尽力jìn xīn jìn lì: Giving both sincere care and full effort to the work.

Definition in Chinese

用尽全部力气去做某事，侧重于行动上的尽力与不保留。yòng jǐn quán bù lì qì qù zuò mǒu shì cè zhòng yú xíng dòng shàng de jìn lì yǔ bù bǎo liú

Word origin

竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì, "to exhaust all one's strength") intensifies the idea through 竭 (jié, "exhaust") + 尽 (jìn, "use up") + 全 (quán, "all") + 力 (lì, "strength").

Usage tips

  • In conversation, 竭尽全力 (jiéjìnquánlì, "do one's utmost") often sounds like a firm commitment rather than a casual promise, so it suits serious offers of help more than small talk.

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