鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 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
盡 jìn 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
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
已 yǐ
HSK 2
already; finished; stop