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

DEFINITIONS

  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. with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

CHARACTERS

鞠 jū
HSK 6
bow, bend; rear, raise, nourish
躬 gōng
HSK 6
body; personally, in person
尽 jìn
HSK 4
exhaust, use up; deplete
瘁 cuì feel tired, be weary, be worn out
死 sǐ
HSK 4
die; dead; death
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
后 hòu
HSK 1
queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
已 yǐ
HSK 2
already; finished; stop