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尽力

jìn lì

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 盡力

尽力 (jìn lì) means "to try one's hardest". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 尽力 means

1. to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort

The characters in 尽力

• 尽jìnto use up; to exhaust; to end
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 尽力而为。
  Do your best.
• 我尽力奔跑。
  Wǒ jìnlì bēnpǎo.
  I ran as fast as possible.
• 我们尽力了。
  We've done everything possible.
• 我尽力追赶他。
  Wǒ jìnlì zhuīgǎn tā.
  I ran as fast as possible to catch up with him.
• 他尽力帮她了。
  He did his best to help her.
• 我会尽力而为。
  I will do my best.

Words starting with 尽力

• 尽力而为jìn lì ér wéito try one's utmost; to strive

Sounds the same

Read jìn lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 劲力physical strength; power

Where 尽力 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Ability, Achievement & Excellence (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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