鞠躬尽瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì

give one's all; work hard until death

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 29145th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

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