Word

尽力 (jìn lì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 尽力

动 dòng verb

to do one's best

我会尽力帮助你。

wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù nǐ

I will do my best to help you.

Word breakdown

尽 jìn — to the utmost, to exhaust

1 尽头 jìn tóu — end HSK 7
- 尽 exhaust, utmost, to the limit
- 头 end point, terminus
Example

这条路的尽头有一座桥。

zhè tiáo lù de jìn tóu yǒu yī zuò qiáo

There is a bridge at the end of this road.
2 尽情 jìn qíng — to one's heart's content HSK 7
- 尽 to the fullest extent, completely
- 情 feelings, desires, inclinations
Example

孩子们在公园里尽情玩耍。

hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ jìn qíng wán shuǎ

The children play to their heart's content in the park.
3 应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu — have everything, everything is available HSK 7
- 应 should, ought to - indicates what ought to be present
- 有 have, exist - indicates possession or existence
- 尽 exhaust, complete, all - emphasizes completeness and totality
- 有 have, exist - reiterates possession or existence
Example

这个超市应有尽有，什么都能买到。

zhè ge chāo shì yīng yǒu jìn yǒu shén me dōu néng mǎi dào

This supermarket has everything, you can buy anything.
4 竭尽全力 jié jìn quán lì — to spare no effort HSK 7
- 竭 exhaust, use up completely
- 尽 exhaust, to the utmost
- 全 all, entire, complete
- 力 strength, power, effort
Example

我们要竭尽全力完成这个项目。

wǒ men yào jié jìn quán lì wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù

We must spare no effort to complete this project.
5 苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái — after bitterness comes sweetness HSK 7
- 苦 bitterness, suffering, hardship
- 尽 exhaust, finish, come to an end
- 甘 sweetness, pleasant times
- 来 come, arrive
Example

经过多年的努力，他终于苦尽甘来，实现了自己的梦想。

jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì tā zhōng yú kǔ jìn gān lái shí xiàn le zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng

After years of hard work, he finally saw his fortunes turn and realized his dreams.

力 lì — strength, effort, ability

1 努力 nǔ lì — to work hard HSK 3
- 努 to exert, to strive
- 力 strength, power
Example

我们要努力学习。

wǒ men yào nǔ lì xué xí

We must work hard at studying.
2 力气 lì qi — strength, energy HSK 4
- 力 strength, force
- 气 energy, vitality
Example

他没有力气走路了。

tā méi yǒu lì qi zǒu lù le

He has no strength to walk anymore.
3 压力 yā lì — pressure HSK 4
- 压 press, compression
- 力 force, strength
Example

我最近工作压力很大。

wǒ zuì jìn gōng zuò yā lì hěn dà

I've been under a lot of work pressure recently.
4 听力 tīng lì — hearing HSK 4
- 听 listening, hearing (the sensory action)
- 力 ability, capacity, power
Example

她的听力很好，能听到很远的声音。

tā de tīng lì hěn hǎo néng tīng dào hěn yuǎn de shēng yīn

Her hearing is very good; she can hear distant sounds.
5 巧克力 qiǎo kè lì — chocolate HSK 4
- 巧 represents the 'cho-/co-' sound in chocolate (phonetic component)
- 克 represents the middle '-co-/-ke-' sound in chocolate (phonetic component)
- 力 represents the final '-late/-lit' sound in chocolate (phonetic component)
Example

我喜欢吃巧克力。

wǒ xǐ huan chī qiǎo kè lì

I like to eat chocolate.