竭

jié

put forth great effort; exhaust

How to write 竭, stroke by stroke

to exhaust

Pictophonetic: semantic 立 (stand), phonetic 曷

Made of 立 + 曷

衰竭shuāi jiéorgan failure; exhaustion; prostration (medicine)
枯竭kū jiéused up; dried up; exhausted (of resources)
竭力jié lìto do one's utmost
竭尽全力jié jìn quán lì(idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost
精疲力竭jīng pí lì jiéspirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out
穷竭qióng jiéto exhaust; to use up
穷竭法qióng jié fǎArchimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)
竭心jié xīnto do one's utmost
竭尽jié jìnto use up; to exhaust
竭诚jié chéngwholeheartedly
血竭xuè jiédragon's blood (bright red tree resin)
匮竭kuì jiéexhausted

他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。
tā jié jìn quán lì dì tǎo hǎo tā lǎo pó 。
He bent over backward to please his wife.
我灵感枯竭了。
wǒ líng gǎn kū jié le 。
My inspiration has run dry.
你精疲力竭的面孔有时会出现在我眼前。
nǐ jīng pí lì jié de miàn kǒng yǒu shí huì chū xiàn zài wǒ yǎn qián 。
Sometimes that tired-out face of yours appears in front of my eyes.
她为了他竭尽所能。
tā wèi le tā jié jìn suǒ néng 。
She did everything she could for him.
我们已竭尽所能。
wǒ men yǐ jié jìn suǒ néng 。
We've done everything possible.