Chinese Notes

尽 (儘) jìn

jìn verb to the greatest extent; utmost
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 儘 (Guoyu '儘' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '盡' 3, p. 215; Unihan '儘')
jìn adverb all; every
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 盡; in the sense of 全部 or 都 (Guoyu '盡' adv 1)
jìn adjective perfect; flawless
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 盡; in the sense of 完备 (Guoyu '盡' adj)
jìn verb to give priority to; to do one's utmost
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 盡 (Guoyu '盡' v 2)
jìn adverb furthest; extreme
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 盡; used before a noun of locality (Guoyu '盡' adv 2)
jìn verb to vanish
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 盡; in the sense of 隐没 (Guoyu '盡' v 4)
jìn verb to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; to be finished
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 盡; may be used in this sense in Literary Chinese and modern Chinese (Guoyu '盡' v 1; Kroll 2015 '盡' 1, p. 215; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 131; Unihan '盡')
jìn adverb to be within the limit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 儘 (Guoyu '儘' adv 2)
jìn adverb all; every
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 儘; in the sense of 都 or 全 (Guoyu '儘' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '盡' 1, p. 215)
jìn verb to die
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 盡; in the sense of 死亡 (Guoyu '盡' v 3)

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人尽其材(人盡其材) employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
尽力(盡力) to do one's best; to strive as much as possible
取之不尽，用之不竭(取之不盡，用之不竭) limitless supply (of); inexhaustible
诛尽杀绝(誅盡殺絕) to wipe out; to exterminate
详尽(詳盡) thorough; detailed; exhaustive
尽责(盡責) to do one's duty; to do one's bit conscientiously
一网打尽(一網打盡) to catch everything in one net; to solve the problem at one fell swoop
力尽筋疲(力盡筋疲) with all energy exhausted and muscles weary
尽自(儘自) always; always regardless (of anything)
一言难尽(一言難盡) hard to explain in a few words; complicated and not easy to express succinctly
尽职(盡職) to discharge one's duties; conscientious
吸尽(吸盡) to absorb completely; to drink up
尽可能(儘可能) jǐnkěnéng
满城尽带黄金甲(滿城盡帶黃金甲) Curse of the Golden Flower
尽管(儘管) despite; although; even though ; despite; although; even though
历尽(歷盡) to have experienced a lot of; to have been through
力尽神危(力盡神危) totally exhausted as result of overexertion
各尽所能(各盡所能) each does his utmost; from each according to his means
绞尽脑汁(絞盡腦汁) to rack one's brains
尽性(盡性) displaying fully; developing to the greatest extent
寿数已尽(壽數已盡) to die (when one's predestined life span is up)
尽释前嫌(盡釋前嫌) to resolve former enmity
用尽(用盡) to exhaust; to use up completely
仁至义尽(仁至義盡) extreme benevolence, utmost duty; meticulous virtue and attention to duty
尽致(盡致) in the finest detail
淋漓尽致(淋漓盡致) soak thoroughly until saturated; incisive and vivid writing; thoroughly
尽快(儘快) as quickly as possible
感激不尽(感激不盡) can't thank enough
弹尽援绝(彈盡援絕) out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements; in desperate straits
赶尽杀绝(趕盡殺絕) to kill to the last one; to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless
尽地主之谊(盡地主之誼) to act as host; to do the honors
意存笔先，画尽意在(意存筆先，畫盡意在) the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
耗尽(耗盡) to exhaust; to use up; to deplete; to drain
前功尽废(前功盡廢) previous work all wasted
费尽心机(費盡心機) to rack one's brains for schemes; to beat one's brains out
百尺竿头，更尽一步(百尺竿頭，更盡一步) hundred foot pole, progress still further; much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes
斩尽杀绝(斬盡殺絕) to completely wipe out
尽力而为(盡力而為) to try one's utmost; to strive
共轭不尽根(共軛不盡根) conjugate surd
同归于尽(同歸於盡) to die in such a way that somebody else also perishes; to end in mutual destruction
咬舌自尽(咬舌自盡) to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue
钟鸣漏尽(鐘鳴漏盡) past one's prime; in one's declining years
尽皆(盡皆) all; without exception; complete; whole; entirely
前功尽灭(前功盡滅) previous work all destroyed
鸟尽弓藏(鳥盡弓藏) the birds are over, the bow is put away; to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
应有尽有(應有盡有) to have all that is needed
无穷无尽(無窮無盡) endless; boundless; infinite
兴尽悲来(興盡悲來) after extreme happiness sorrow arises
历尽沧桑(歷盡滄桑) to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill

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第二十三回 Chapter 23 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 3
卷五本紀第五元帝 Volume 5: Emperor Yuan Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 1
第九十八回 Chapter 98 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
第十四回 Chapter 14 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
第四十五回 Chapter 45 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
第三十九回 Chapter 39 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
卷三百四十二列傳第一百〇一梁燾王巖叟鄭雍孫永 Volume 342 Biographies 101: Liang Dao, Wang Yansou, Zheng Yong, Sun Yong History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
卷三百十三列傳第七十二富弼文彥博 Volume 313 Biographies 72: Fu Bi, Wen Yanbo History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
第二十九回 Chapter 29 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
第三十八回 Chapter 38 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1

Collocations

尽灭 (儘滅) 盡滅其族 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 6
尽杀 (儘殺) 晉士蒍使群公子盡殺游氏之族 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 5
可尽 (可儘) 狄可盡乎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 閔公 Lord Min — count: 4
尽逐 (儘逐) 盡逐武穆之族 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
尽俘 (儘俘) 殺成與彊而盡俘其家 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
尽去 (儘去) 欲盡去群大夫而立其左右 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
尽室 (儘室) 二年而盡室以復適莒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
尽在 (儘在) 周禮盡在魯矣 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 3
欲尽 (欲儘) 欲盡殺賈氏以報焉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
尽归 (儘歸) 盡歸其餘邑曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3