Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 尽

to the greatest extent
(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
to be within the limits of
to give priority to

to use up
to exhaust
to end
to finish
to the utmost
exhausted
finished
to the limit (of sth)
all
entirely

not completely
endlessly

to have experienced a lot of
to have been through

to enjoy oneself to the full
to one's heart's content

to be totally dispersed (crowd)

to do all one can
to give all one has

to suffer enough from
to suffer all kinds of
to have one's fill of

to eliminate
to purge

to fulfill (one's duty etc)

to completely lose (one's dignity, vitality etc)

saying everything
to speak out fully

(of hope, appetite, authority etc) to be lost

to be full of
completely

despite
although
even though
in spite of
unhesitatingly
do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc)
(go ahead and do it) without hesitating

to use up
to exhaust
to probe to the bottom
limit
end

to be stuffed to the gills
to eat to satiety

as quick as possible

as much as possible
to the greatest extent

almost exhausted; nearly depleted; practically nothing left

always
always regardless (of anything)

to exhaust
to use up completely

to express fully
all one's feelings

in its entirety; all of it; all of them

to do one's duty
to do one's bit conscientiously

to absorb completely
to drink up

with all of one's heart

see 儘快／尽快 (jǐnkuài)

endless
inexhaustible

to exhaust
to use up
to deplete
to drain

as much as one likes

as much as possible
to the greatest extent

to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort

lunar month of 29 days

end; extremity; limit

to discharge one's duties
conscientious

(Internet slang) end of friendship
friendship over!

to use up entirely

as early as possible

all
without exception
complete
whole
entirely

to kill oneself
suicide

to exert all one's strength

in the first instance
as a first priority

to do one's filial duty

to use up
to exhaust

to display utter loyalty
to be loyal to the end

displaying fully
developing to the greatest extent

to have lost interest; to have had enough

to count all of them

(Tw) in its entirety; all of it; all of them

lunar month of 30 days
same as 大建 (dàjiàn)

to thoroughly enjoy oneself

in the finest detail

to display (one's potential, one's talents etc)

thorough and detailed
exhaustive
the tedious details in full

as quickly as possible; as soon as possible

indivisible (math)

countless

as far as possible; to the best of one's ability

surd (math.)

not always; not entirely
not necessarily so; not entirely correct

see 儘可能／尽可能 (jǐnkěnéng)

endless

to fulfill one's duty
to work without asking for reward

jìnxīnjiélì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

dànjìnyuánjué

out of ammunition and no hope of reinforcements (idiom); in desperate straits

jìnzhíjìnzé

responsible and diligent (idiom)

wúqióngwújìn

endless
boundless
infinite

jīngjìnrénwáng

to die from excessive ejaculation

rénjìnqícái

employ one's talent to the fullest
everyone gives of their best

jìnzhídiàochá

due diligence (law)

jìnxīnjìnlì

making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out
to do one's utmost

jìnhuān'érsàn

to disperse after a happy time (idiom)
everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up

tóngguīyújìn

to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes
to take sb down with oneself
to end in mutual destruction

sàngjìntiānliáng

devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless

qiángōngjìnqì

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
all that has been achieved goes down the drain

lìjìncāngsāng

to have been through the hardships of life
to have been through the mill

rénjìnjiēzhī

see 盡人皆知／尽人皆知 (jìnrénjiēzhī)

yīwǎngdǎjìn

lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom)
fig. to scoop up the whole lot
to capture them all in one go

jūgōngjìncuì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

gèjìnsuǒnéng

each does his utmost (idiom)
from each according to his means

yīngyǒujìnyǒu

everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand
to have all one needs

Jiānglángcáijìn

Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
fig. to have used up one's creative powers
to have writer's block

zhūjìnshājué

to wipe out
to exterminate

(conventional letter ending) words cannot fully express what is in my heart (idiom)

shūbùjìnyán

I have much more to say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) (idiom)

jūgōngjìnlì

to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost
same as 鞠躬盡瘁／鞠躬尽瘁 (jūgōngjìncuì)

jīngpílìjìn

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent
drained
washed out

xīnjìnhuǒchuán

see 薪火相傳／薪火相传 (xīnhuǒxiāngchuán)

niǎojìngōngcáng

lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

jìnlì'érwéi

to try one's utmost
to strive

yǎoshézìjìn

to commit suicide by biting off one's tongue

xiángjìnwúyí

exhaustive
thorough

body weary, strength exhausted (idiom); extremely tired
spent

chángjìnxīnsuān

to experience one's full share of sorrows (idiom)

wùjìnqíyòng

to use sth to the full
to make the best use of everything

fèijìnxīnjī

to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom)
to beat one's brains out

méiyǒuzhǐjìn

endless

yòngjìnxīnjī

to tax one's ingenuity

shānqióngshuǐjìn

mountain and river exhausted (idiom); at the end of the line
nowhere to go

shòushùyǐjǐn

to die (when one's predestined life span is up)

rénzhìyìjìn

extreme benevolence, utmost duty (idiom); meticulous virtue and attention to duty

jiéjìnquánlì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

zhōngmínglòujìn

past one's prime
in one's declining years

dànjìnliángjué

out of ammunition and no food left (idiom); in desperate straits

jìnshànjìnměi

perfect (idiom); perfection
the best of all possible worlds
as good as it gets

rénjìnqícái

employ one's talent to the fullest
everyone gives of their best
also written 人盡其才／人尽其才

línlíjìnzhì

lit. extreme saturation (idiom)
fig. vividly and thoroughly
in great detail
without restraint
(of a performance) brilliant

mínqióngcáijìn

the people are impoverished, their means exhausted (idiom); to drive the nation to bankruptcy

lìjìnshénwēi

(idiom) physically and mentally exhausted

to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through

gǎnjìnshājué

to kill to the last one (idiom)
to exterminate
to eradicate
ruthless

yīyánnánjìn

hard to explain in a few words (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

can't thank sb enough (idiom)

to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness

sàngshīdàijìn

to be used up
to be exhausted

jìnrénjiēzhī

known by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name

bīnzhǔjìnhuān

both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)

yìyóuwèijìn

to wish to continue sth
to have not fully expressed oneself

yīyǐn'érjìn

to drain the cup in one gulp (idiom)

(idiom) (of a woman) promiscuous; loose

kǔjìngānlái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

jìnshōuyǎndǐ

to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view

jìnshìqiánxián

to forget former enmity (idiom)

jiǎojìnnǎozhī

to rack one's brains

jìndìzhǔzhīyì

尽地主之谊

[盡地主之誼]

to act as host
to do the honors

gòng'èbùjìngēn

共轭不尽根

[共軛不盡根]

(math.) conjugate surd

Mǎnchéngjìndàihuángjīnjiǎ

满城尽带黄金甲

[滿城盡帶黃金甲]

Curse of the Golden Flower (2007), period drama movie by Zhang Yimou

jūgōngjìncuì,sǐ'érhòuyǐ

鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

[鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已]

to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

zhīwúbùyán,yánwúbùjìn

知无不言，言无不尽

[知無不言，言無不盡]

lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom)
fig. frank; outspoken

qǔzhībùjìn,yòngzhībùjié

取之不尽，用之不竭

[取之不盡，用之不竭]

limitless supply (of)
inexhaustible

yìcúnbǐxiān,huàjìnyìzài

意存笔先，画尽意在

[意存筆先，畫盡意在]

the idea is present before the first stroke of the brush, when the last stroke is placed the idea shines through

yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng

野火烧不尽，春风吹又生

[野火燒不盡，春風吹又生]

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
fig. cannot be easily eliminated
abbr. to 野火春風／野火春风 (yěhuǒchūnfēng)

jīguānsuànjìntàicōngming,fǎnsuànleqīngqīngxìngmìng

机关算尽太聪明，反算了卿卿性命

[機關算盡太聰明，反算了卿卿性命]

if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in "A Dream of Red Mansions" 紅樓夢／红楼梦 ( Hónglóu Mèng))