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尽 儘
1. Effort made to the greatest extent
- 尽量 (jǐn liàng) Try one's best Literal. Effort made to the greatest extent of one's capacity
- 尽管 (jǐn guǎn) Despite / Even though / No matter how Literal. Effort made to the greatest extent of regardless of any control – often used when someone goes all out without thinking much about consequences
尽 盡
2. Extreme end / Utmost
- 尽头 (jìn tóu) Final Literal. Extreme end point
- 用尽 (yòng jìn) Exhausted / Worn-out Literal. Use up to the extreme end
- 受尽 (shòu jìn) Endured Literal. Suffered to the extreme end
- 尽力 (jìn lì) Utmost effort
- 尽快 (jìn kuài) Utmost speed - often used as a request to speed things up or to get something "as soon as possible"
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- 感激不尽 (gǎn jī bù jìn) Extreme gratitude / Can't thank a person enough Literal. Grateful to no end
- 苦尽甘来 (kǔ jìn gān lái) Hard work pays off Literal. At the most bitter end, sweetness arrives – often used as a form of encouragement in times of difficulty, similar to 先苦后甜