竭尽全力 jiéjìn-quánlì to spare no effort
(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
How to remember 竭尽全力: 竭 to exhaust + 尽 exhaust + 全 whole + 力 power = to spare no effort.
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How it is used
- Idiom: to spare no effort, give it everything - 我们会竭尽全力完成任务 (wǒmen huì jiéjìn-quánlì wánchéng rènwù) we'll do our utmost to finish the task.
- The four-character form is more emphatic and formal than 尽力 or 竭力.
- Common in pledges, speeches, and rescue/effort contexts.
Example sentences
- 汤姆竭尽全力追赶。 Tāngmǔ jiéjìnquánlì zhuīgǎn.Tom did his best to catch up.
- 他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。 Tā jiéjìnquánlì de tǎohǎo tā lǎopó.He bent over backward to please his wife.