to one's heart's content ⇒ 大家尽兴玩吧！ Dàjiā jìnxìng wán ba! → Have a wonderful time, everybody!
尽力
try one's hardest ⇒ 我们会尽力完成。 Wǒmen huì jìnlì wánchéng. → We'll try our hardest to get the job done.
尽头
end
尽心
put one's heart and soul into ( pt , pp put ) ⇒ 医护人员要尽心尽力抢救病人。 Yīhù rényuán yào jìnxīn-jìnlì qiǎngjiù bìngrén. → Medical workers should put their hearts and souls into saving their patients.
尽情
to one's heart's content ⇒ 尽情享受 jìnqíng xiǎngshòu → enjoy oneself to one's heart's content
尽早
as soon as possible ⇒ 有消息,我会尽早通知你。 Yǒu xiāoxi, wǒ huì jǐnzǎo tōngzhī nǐ. → As soon as I have news I will contact you.
尽瘁
drive oneself to the brink of exhaustion ( pt drove ) , pp driven
尽管
without reserve ⇒ 有话尽管说。 Yǒu huà jǐnguǎn shuō. → If there's something you'd like to say please don't hold back.
尽职
fulfil ( 英 ) 或 fulfill ( 美 ) one's duty
尽责
meet all one's obligations ( pt , pp met )
尽量
to the best of one's ability ⇒ 你尽量早点来。 Nǐ jǐnliàng zǎo diǎn lái. → Do your best to come a bit earlier.
竭尽
exert ⇒ 他们竭尽全力完成了这项任务。 Tāmen jiéjìn quánlì wánchéngle zhè xiàng rènwù. → They really pulled out all the stops to get the task finished.
自尽
commit suicide
详尽
detailed
尽善尽美
flawless
一网打尽
round ... up in one fell swoop
丧尽天良
heartless ⇒ 她为私利而贩卖奴隶丧尽天良。 Tā wèi sīlì ér fànmài núlì sàng jìn tiān liáng . → She heartlessly sold people into slavery for her own profit.
仁至义尽
do everything one can ⇒ 我对他已做到仁至义尽。 Wǒ duì tā yǐ zuòdào rén zhì yì jìn. → I've already done all I can for him.
前功尽弃
a waste of effort
各尽所能
do what one can in one's role
同归于尽
die together
尽心竭力
give one's all ⇒ 在工作上,他尽心竭力。 Zài gōngzuò shang, tā jìnxīn-jiélì. → He gave his all to the job.
山穷水尽
reach the end of the road ⇒ 股市还没到山穷水尽的地步。 Gǔshì hái méi dào shān qióng shuǐ jìn de dìbù. → The stock market still hasn't reached its lowest point.
江郎才尽
lose one's touch
淋漓尽致
thorough
筋疲力尽
dog-tired
费尽心机
rack one's brains
鞠躬尽瘁
devote oneself entirely to
English translation of '尽'
尽 (盡)
(jìn)
动
(= 完) exhaust
⇒ 我已经想尽了办法。 (Wǒ yǐjīng xiǎngjìnle bànfǎ.) I've exhausted all my ideas.
(= 达到极限) go to extremes (pt went) (pp gone)
⇒ 山穷水尽 (shān qióng shuǐ jìn) at the end of one's tether
(= 充分发挥) use ... to the full
⇒ 人尽其才 (rén jìn qí cái) everyone uses their talents to the full
(= 努力完成) strive to accomplish (pt strove) (pp striven)
⇒ 尽职尽责 (jìn zhí jìn zé) strive to fulfil one's professional responsibilities
形
complete
⇒ 尽人皆知 (jìn rén jiē zhī) be common knowledge
⇒ 尽收眼底 (jìn shōu yǎn dǐ) have a grandstand view
see also
尽(儘) (jǐn)
尽 (儘)
(jǐn)
副
(= 尽量) as far as possible
⇒ 尽快 (jǐnkuài) as early as possible
(= 最) most
⇒ 尽东边 (jǐn dōngbiān) the most easterly point
⇒ 尽底下 (jǐn dǐxià) the very bottom
(表示继续) constantly
⇒ 这些天尽下雨了。 (Zhèxiē tiān jǐn xiàyǔ le.) It's been raining non-stop for the last few days.
动
(= 不超过) take no more than (pt took) (pp taken)
⇒ 我们准备尽着4天把工作做完。 (Wǒmen zhǔnbèi jǐnzhe sì tiān bǎ gōngzuò zuòwán.) We're planning to take no more than four days over this work.
(= 考虑在先) give priority to (pt gave) (pp given)
⇒ 他爱尽旧衣服穿。 (Tā ài jǐn jiù yīfu chuān.) He likes wearing old clothes.