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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 尽力
[jìnlì]
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用尽全力
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要为国防现代化尽力
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尽力帮助他
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尽力争取最好成绩。
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Examples
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集体的事，我们该当尽力。
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It's for the collective and we should do our best.
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她愿意尽力帮忙。
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She's willing to help in any way she can.
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诚若需要帮助，我们一定尽力。
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If you need help, we will do our best to assit you.
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这项工作一定要从难要求，尽力做到最好。
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We should impose heavy requirements on this job so as to get better outcomes.
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小周跟主管说这项业务他已经尽力，希望主管鉴谅。
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Xiao Zhou said to his supervisor that he had tried his best in the business, and hoped that he would be forgiven if it failed.
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他做任何工作都很尽力。
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He does his best on any work given to him.
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他尽力为自己开脱罪责。
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He did everything he could to shake off the guilt.
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尽力促成这件事
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Collocations
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尽力而为
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to do one’s best
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尽力帮助
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to do one’s best to help
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尽心尽力
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to put heart and soul into
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已经尽力
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to have made an effort
nciku Note
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竭力 and 尽力
jiélì and jìnlì
Both the word and the phrase mean "to do all one can," but 竭力 is an adverb and 尽力 is a verb-object phrase. 竭力 is more of a literary term. When applied to negative or passive things, 竭力 is used more often.
(1)虽然他曾竭力反对这门亲事，但最后他们两个人还是在一起了。
Suī rán tā céng jié lì fǎn duì zhè mén qīn shì, dàn zuì hòu tā men liǎng gè rén hái shì zài yìqǐ le.
Although at first their marriage was opposed, in the end they ended up together.
(2) 他表示自己一定会竭力 (尽力) 帮助她。
Tā biǎo shì zì jǐ yí dìng huì jié lì (jìn lì) bāngzhù tā.
He said he would do all he could to help her.
(3) 他施行改革计划的时候，遭到了保守派的竭力阻挠。
Tā shī xíng gǎi gé jì huà de shí hòu, zāo dào le bǎo shǒu pài de jié lì zǔ náo.
When he implemented his plan he faced strong opposition from the conservative group.
(4) 如果你有自己的理想，就尽力去实现吧。
Rú guǒ nǐ yǒu zì jǐ de lǐ xiǎng, jiù jìn lì qù shí xiàn ba.
If this is what you want, get on with doing it.
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