竭尽全力

jié jìn quán lì · jie jin quan li

Traditional 竭盡全力

Meaning

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  1. to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)竭(jié)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)帮(bāng)助(zhù)约(yuē)翰(hàn)。

Tom and Mary did all they could to help John do that.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CT · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)竭(jié)尽(jìn)全(quán)力(lì)地(de)讨(tǎo)好(hǎo)他(tā)老(lǎo)婆(pó)。

He bent over backward to please his wife.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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