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Expressing 'to the utmost' with 尽 (jìn)
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尽 + Verb/Noun
Explanation
The character 尽 (jìn) expresses the idea of doing something to the fullest extent or exhausting all of something. It conveys completeness or reaching a limit. It appears in common expressions like 尽力 (to do one's best) and 尽量 (as much as possible).
Examples
这件事你尽力就好，不要给自己太大压力。
Zhè jiàn shì nǐ jìnlì jiù hǎo, bùyào gěi zìjǐ tài dà yālì.
Just do your best with this matter; don't put too much pressure on yourself.
请尽量在下周五之前把报告交给我。
Qǐng jǐnliàng zài xià zhōuwǔ zhīqián bǎ bàogào jiāo gěi wǒ.
Please try to submit the report to me before next Friday.