尽心尽力 — “To do one's utmost”
尽心尽力 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do one's utmost”. To spare no effort; to exert all one's heart and strength. Literally, “exhaust one's heart and strength”.
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Origin and Story of 尽心尽力
During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Tanzhi and Xie An jointly assisted the young emperor.
Wang Tanzhi was promoted to Zhongshuling (Director of the Imperial Secretariat) and concurrently served as the Inspector of Xuzhou and Yanzhou, stationed in Guangling.
Upon taking office, he submitted a memorial to the young emperor, advising him that all matters, big or small, should be discussed with Xie An and Huan Chong.
He stated that these two ministers "dedicate their loyalty, spare no effort, and sincerely pledge allegiance to Your Majesty, to repay the late emperor."
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More idioms starting with 尽
- jìn尽rén人jiē皆zhī知known to all
- jìn尽fù付dōng东liú流all efforts wasted
- jìn尽xìn信shū书bù不rú如wú无shū书Don't blindly believe everything in books
- jìn尽rù入gòu彀zhōng中all fall into the trap
- jǐn尽qí其zài在wǒ我Do one's utmost within one's power
- jìn尽qí其suǒ所néng能do one's utmost
- jìn尽qí其suǒ所cháng长fully use one's strengths
- jìn尽lì力ér而wéi为do one's best
- jìn尽shàn善jìn尽měi美perfect in every way
- jǐn尽zài在bù不yán言zhòng中all understood without words
- jìn尽dì地zhǔ主zhī之yì谊to extend hospitality as a host
- jǐn尽duō多jǐn尽shǎo少to the utmost of one's ability
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Open the tool →Questions about 尽心尽力
What does 尽心尽力 mean?
尽心尽力 (jìn xīn jìn lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to do one's utmost”.
How do you pronounce 尽心尽力?
尽心尽力 is pronounced jìn xīn jìn lì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 尽心尽力 literally mean?
Literally, 尽心尽力 means “exhaust one's heart and strength”. It is used to mean “to do one's utmost”.
Where does 尽心尽力 come from?
尽心尽力 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 尽心尽力?
指费尽心力。