Definition
尽 (jìn) as a verb means to use up or exhaust completely (e.g., 用尽 'use up all'); as an adverb it means 'entirely, to the utmost'. It differs from 光 (guāng), which as a complement means 'used up' (often with nothing left), and from 消耗 (xiāo hào), which implies gradual consumption. Note the homograph 尽 (jǐn, HSK7) meaning 'as much as possible'.
verb
to use upto exhaustto finish
adverb
completelyentirelyto the utmost
Easily confused
- 尽jǐnlook-alike(adverb) to the greatest extent, as much as possible
- 进jìnsound-aliketo enter, to go in
- 迟chílook-alikelate; delayed
- 近jìnsound-alikenear; close (in distance or time)
- 紧jǐnsound-alike(adjective) tight, tight-fitting (of clothes, shoes, etc.)
- 仅jǐnsound-alikeonly; merely; barely
- 劲jìnsound-alikestrength; energy
- 筋jīnsound-aliketendon; sinew
- 斤jīnsound-alike(classifier) Chinese unit of weight, equal to 500 g in mainland China (regional variations exist)
Examples
- 尽。Tā bǎ qián dōu huā jìn le.He spent all his money.
- ，尽。Zhège wèntí, nǐ jìn kěyǐ fàngxīn.You can rest assured about this issue.
- 。Tāmen fèi jìn le lìqi cái pá shàng shān.They used all their strength to climb the mountain.
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