How to say “do one's best” in Chinese
do one's best
“Do one's best” in Chinese is 尽力, jìn lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
尽力 is read jìn lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Second reading: jìn, “use up, to the end”.
It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “尽力”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 尽力. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我会尽力的wǒhuìjìnlìdeI'll do everything I can.
- 我会尽力完成任务wǒhuìjìnlìwánchéngrènwuI'll do my very best to finish the task.
More words from the lesson “Earning a living”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “do one's best” in Chinese?
“Do one's best” in Chinese is 尽力, pinyin jìnlì.
What does 尽力 mean?
尽力 (jìnlì) means “do one's best”.
How do you write 尽力?
尽力 is 2 characters: 尽 (jǐn) — to the utmost; as much as; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 尽力?
尽力 is read jìnlì. Tones: jìn — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“do one's best” in the lesson “Earning a living”
This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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