尽 meaning in English

jìn

to use up; to exhaust

HSK 6verbadverbTraditional 盡6 strokes

Meaning of 尽

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìn

to use up
to exhaust
to end
to finish
to the utmost
exhausted
finished
to the limit (of sth)

jǐn

to the greatest extent
(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
to be within the limits of
to give priority to

How to use 尽

As jìn, 尽 means to use up or to do something to the utmost, as in 尽力 (jìnlì, to try your hardest) and 尽头 (jìntóu, the end). As jǐn, it appears in words like 尽量 (jǐnliàng) and 尽快 (jǐnkuài). Example: 我会尽快回复你。(Wǒ huì jǐnkuài huífù nǐ.) I will reply to you as soon as possible.

Picture 尺 (chǐ, ruler) with two drops beneath it. You measure out every last drop until nothing is left, which gives the idea of using something up or going to the limit.

Common mistake: Learners often read every 尽 as jìn, but 尽量, 尽快 and 尽管 use the third tone jǐn, while 尽力 and 尽头 use the fourth tone jìn. Also do not confuse 尽 with 尺 (chǐ, ruler), which lacks the two dots underneath.

尽 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ应yīng该gāi尽jǐn我wǒ的de全quán力lì。

I have to do my best.

尽jǐn早zǎo让ràng我wǒ知zhī道dào结jié果guǒ。

Let me know the result as soon as you can.

最zuì重zhòng要yào的de是shì你nǐ有yǒu没méi有yǒu尽jìn全quán力lì去qù做zuò。

What matters is whether you do your best or not.

我wǒ会huì来lái尽jǐn可kě能néng常cháng来lái。

I'll come as often as possible.

我wǒ们men并bìng没méi有yǒu赶gǎn尽jìn杀shā绝jué。

We're not terminating you.

Stroke order for each character

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尽 jìn · to use up · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 尽.

尽量	jǐnliàng	as much as possible; to the greatest extent
尽快	jǐnkuài	as quickly as possible; as soon as possible
尽力	jìnlì	to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort
尽管	jǐnguǎn	despite; although
尽可能	jìn kěnéng	as far as possible; to the best of one's ability
尽头	jìntóu	end; extremity; limit
尽情	jìnqíng	as much as one likes
竭尽全力	jiéjìn-quánlì	(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
应有尽有	yīngyǒu-jìnyǒu	everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand; to have a
尽早	jǐnzǎo	as early as possible
详尽	xiángjìn	thorough and detailed; exhaustive
无尽	wújìn	endless; inexhaustible

Questions about 尽

What does 尽 mean?

尽 (jìn) means "to use up; to exhaust" and is used as a verb and adverb.

How do you write 尽?

尽 is made of 1 character: 尽 (6 strokes). That is 6 strokes in total.

Is 尽 an HSK word?

Yes. 尽 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 尽 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 尽 is written 盡.

How do I know whether 尽 is jìn or jǐn?

Jǐn usually means 'as much as possible' or 'within the limits' and comes before another word, as in 尽量 and 尽快. Jìn usually means 'to exhaust' or 'to do fully', as in 尽力 and 尽头. When unsure, learn the tone together with each common word.

What is the difference between 尽量 and 尽力?

尽量 (jǐnliàng) means 'as much as possible' and usually comes directly before a verb, as in 尽量早点来 (try to come early). 尽力 (jìnlì) means 'to do one's best' and often stands on its own, as in 我已经尽力了 (I already did my best).