鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 jū gōng jìn cuì ， sǐ ér hòu yǐ

give all for a cause until death

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
  2. 2. with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

Characters

Character Meaning
鞠 jū HSK 6
to bring up; to rear; surname Ju
躬 gōng HSK 6
personally; oneself; to bow
尽 jìn HSK 4
to the greatest extent; to be within the limits of
瘁 cuì
tired; weary; overworked
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
后 hòu HSK 1
behind; after; later
已 yǐ HSK 2
already; then; afterwards