鞠躬盡瘁,死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ

give all one's life to work; serve till 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
to bring up; to rear; surname Ju
personally; oneself; to bow
entirely; all; to the utmost
tired; weary; overworked
to die; extremely; inflexible
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
behind; after; later
already; then; afterwards