Chinese word dictionary

鞠躬尽瘁

jū gōng jìn cuì · to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost

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Word information

Simplified鞠躬尽瘁

Traditional鞠躬盡瘁

Pinyinjū gōng jìn cuì

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

鞠jū

to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear

躬gōng

to bow; personally, in person; oneself

尽jǐn

to exhaust, to use up, to deplete

瘁cuì

tired, worn-out; sick; overworked

How to learn 鞠躬尽瘁

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Words with the same characters

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尽管jǐnguǎn

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

尽快jǐnkuài

as quickly as possible; as soon as possible

尽量jǐnliàng

as much as possible; to the greatest extent

尽力jìnlì

to strive one's hardest; to spare no effort

尽jìn

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

竭尽全力jiéjìn-quánlì

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