尽
jìn, jǐn
Description
“尽”常常表示“用完”或“到最大”，比如“尽力”就是用最大的力气。
"尽" often means "to use up" or "to the maximum," for example, "尽力" means to use the greatest effort.
读“jǐn”的时候，意思是“尽量”或“尽快”，表示尽可能地做。
When pronounced "jǐn," "尽" means "as much as possible" or "as soon as possible," indicating doing something to the fullest extent.
Meanings
尽jìn
to use up; to exhaust; to the utmost
我们要尽力做好这件事。
We must do our best to accomplish this task.
尽jìn
to finish; to come to an end
钱用尽了，我们得省着点。
We're out of money, so we need to be frugal.
尽jǐn
to the greatest extent; as ... as possible
请你尽快回复我。
Please reply to me as soon as possible.
Related words
Notes
- Reading
尽 is jìn (exhaust/finish) or jǐn (as ... as possible); context decides.
- Nuance
尽 (jìn) means totally used up; 尽 (jǐn) softens to 'try to'.
In videos
“回去就是尽，尽量不和别人对视这样的感受”
“我们已经尽我们的能力 做我们可以做的”
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