jǐn jìn

exhaust, use up; deplete

HSK 4 #488

DEFINITIONS

尽 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
尽 jìn
  • to use up
  • to exhaust
  • to end
  • to finish
  • to the utmost
  • exhausted
  • finished
  • to the limit (of sth)
  • all
  • entirely

STROKES

WORDS

丧失殆 sàng shī dài jìn to be used up; to be exhausted
sàng jìn to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc)
心酸 cháng jìn xīn suān to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)
寿数已 shòu shù yǐ jǐn to die (when one's predestined life span is up)
dà jìn lunar month of 30 days; same as 大建[da4 jian4]
xiǎo jìn lunar month of 29 days; same as 小建[xiao3 jian4]
援绝 dàn jìn yuán jué out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits
意存笔先,画意在 yì cún bǐ xiān , huà jìn yì zài the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through
sàn jìn to be totally dispersed (crowd)
数不 shǔ bu jìn countless
书不言 shū bù jìn yán I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)
沧桑 lì jìn cāng sāng to have been through the hardships of life; to have been through the mill
民穷财 mín qióng cái jìn the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy
jìng jìn to eliminate; to purge
满城带黄金甲 mǎn chéng jìn dài huáng jīn jiǎ Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou
心机 yòng jìn xīn jī to tax one's ingenuity
百尺竿头,更一步 bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do; to continue to further successes; not to rest on one's laurels
到 jìn dào to fulfill (one's duty etc)
地主之谊 jìn dì zhǔ zhī yì to act as host; to do the honors
展 jìn zhǎn to display (one's potential, one's talents etc)
性 jìn xìng displaying fully; developing to the greatest extent
意 jìn yì to express fully; all one's feelings
是 jìn shì to be full of; completely
欢 jìn huān to thoroughly enjoy oneself
欢而散 jìn huān ér sàn to disperse after a happy time (idiom); everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up