Definition
受尽 is a verb compound meaning 'to suffer to the utmost' or 'to endure a great deal of (hardship, pain, etc.)'. The second character 尽 (jǐn) acts as a resultative complement meaning 'to the fullest extent' or 'exhaustively'. It is used with negative experiences like 苦头 (hardship), 折磨 (torture), or 委屈 (grievance), emphasizing that the suffering has reached an extreme or complete degree.
v.
to suffer to the utmostto endure a great deal of (hardship, pain, etc.)
Examples
- 受尽。Tā zài zhànzhēng zhōng shòu jǐn le kǔtóu.He suffered a great deal of hardship in the war.
- 受尽。Tā shòu jǐn le wěiqu què cóng bù bàoyuàn.She endured a lot of grievance but never complained.
- 受尽。Nàxiē nànmín shòu jǐn le zhémó cái táo chūlái.Those refugees suffered extreme torture before escaping.
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