jǐn jìn

exhaust, use up; deplete

DEFINITIONS

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

WORDS

火傳 xīn jìn huǒ chuán see 薪火相傳|薪火相传[xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2]
言不意 yán bù jìn yì (conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)
xiáng jìn thorough and detailed; exhaustive; the tedious details in full
無遺 xiáng jìn wú yí exhaustive; thorough
殺絕 zhū jìn shā jué to wipe out; to exterminate
心思 fèi jìn xīn si to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through
心機 fèi jìn xīn jī to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out
賓主歡 bīn zhǔ jìn huān both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)
殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless
野火燒不,春風吹又生 yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb); fig. cannot be easily eliminated; abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
鐘鳴漏 zhōng míng lòu jìn past one's prime; in one's declining years
除不 chú bù jìn indivisible (math)
除惡務 chú è wù jìn to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
鞠躬力 jū gōng jìn lì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost; same as 鞠躬盡瘁|鞠躬尽瘁[ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4]
鞠躬瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
鞠躬瘁,死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life; with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
春蠶到死絲方 chūn cán dào sǐ sī fāng jǐn until the silkworms die, the silk will not be exhausted; symbolizing persistence and dedication