Definitions
(verb)
to use up; to exhaust; to finish; to complete
(adverb)
entirely; completely; to the utmost
(adverb)
to the greatest extent; as far as possible
About
The character "尽" originates from the traditional form "盡", which itself was composed of elements suggesting the act of wiping a vessel clean, thereby conveying its core meaning of exhaustion or completion. Over time, this fundamental sense of "to use up" or "to exhaust" naturally extended to encompass the concepts of "all" or "entirely", as in doing something to the fullest extent. Its traditional form, incorporating a component representing a brush and another for fire, conceptually reinforced this idea of a final, consummating act. The modern simplified form "尽" arose as a longstanding cursive variant that was formally standardized, where the upper portion can be seen as a stylized reduction of the original, while still retaining the essential notion of reaching an end point, thus preserving the character's historical semantic continuity from physical depletion to abstract totality.
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Example Sentences Hide
请你尽量帮忙。
孩子们尽情玩耍。
我会尽力完成工作。
尽管下雨，我们还是去了。
水已经用尽了。
他尽了自己最大的努力。
尽管时间紧迫，但他尽力确保了质量。
在这个项目中，我们尽一切可能降低成本，尽管遇到了许多困难。