Definition & Meaning

1.exhaust; use up

Words & phrases

Similar-form characters

Characters with jie

jié

竭

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Structure:Left to right

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14

Traditional:

竭

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HSK6 ZW11 Yu Wen 2 CME 6More

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1
v.exhaust; use up
- shēng sī lì jié
  声嘶力竭
  shout oneself hoarse
- tā zhèng jié lì móu qǔ zuì gāo zhí wèi
  她正竭力谋取最高职位。
  She's gunning for the top job.
- jīng pí lì jié
  精疲力竭
  feel exhausted
2
v.fmldry up
- jié zé ér yú
  竭泽而渔
  drain a pond to catch all the fish
- kū jié
  枯竭
  dry up

Words and phrases with 竭

竭尽
[word]use up
竭尽所能
[word]do the best one can
竭诚
[word]with all one's heart
竭力
[word]use every ounce of one's energy
竭蹶
[word]impoverished
竭尽全力
[idiom]do one's utmost
竭尽心力
[idiom]exert one's heart and strength to the utmost
竭泽而渔
[idiom]drain the pond to get/catch all the fish

Similar-form characters to 竭

jié
竭
hē
喝
jiē
揭
kě
渴
hè
褐
yè
谒

Chinese Characters with pinyin jié

结
tie; knot
节
node; joint
截
sever; check
杰
prominent; outstanding person
洁
clean

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