竭
jié
Pinyin

Definition

竭
 - 
jié
  1. to exhaust

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié
  1. 1 to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)
枯竭
kū jié
  1. 1 used up
  2. 2 dried up
  3. 3 exhausted (of resources)
竭
jié
  1. 1 to exhaust
竭力
jié lì
  1. 1 to do one's utmost
竭尽
jié jìn
  1. 1 to use up
  2. 2 to exhaust

Idioms (7)

再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
  1. 1 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
  2. 2 on one's last legs
殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lǜ
  1. 1 to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
  3. 3 to leave no stone unturned
尽心竭力
jìn xīn jié lì
  1. 1 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
竭泽而渔
jié zé ér yú
  1. 1 lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
竭尽全力
jié jìn quán lì
  1. 1 to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

Sample Sentences

我看看他都发了些什么，有没有我能用的，我最近图库都枯竭了。
wǒ kànkan tā dōu fā le xiē shénme ，yǒuméiyǒu wǒ néng yòng de ，wǒ zuìjìn tú kù dōu kūjié le 。
Let me see what he sent, I may find them useful. I’ve exhausted my own library recently.
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是的，有规律的冥想能够使我们从忙碌的生活中理出头绪，保持平和的心态，遇事处之泰然，甚至可以有效降低因心率衰竭引起的健康风险。
shì de ，yǒu guīlǜ de míngxiǎng nénggòu shǐ wǒmen cóng mánglù de shēnghuózhōng lǐchū tóuxù ，bǎochí pínghé de xīntài ，yùshì chǔzhītàirán ，shènzhì kěyǐ yǒuxiào jiàngdī yīn xīnlǜ shuānjié yǐnqǐ de jiànkāng fēngxiǎn 。
Yes. Regular meditation can give some sort of order to your busy life, allowing you to maintain calm and stay calm in the face of problems, and can even effectively reduce the risk of heart failure.
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有时真羡慕这些能够写出这么多优秀作品的作家，他们的创作才华好像永远都不会枯竭，永远都能给读者带来惊喜。
yǒushí zhēn xiànmù zhèxiē nénggòu xiěchū zhème duō yōuxiùzuòpǐn de zuòjiā ，tāmen de chuàngzuò cáihuá hǎoxiàng yǒngyuǎn dōu bùhuì kūjié ，yǒngyuǎn dōu néng gěi dúzhě dàilái jīngxǐ 。
Sometimes I envy these authors who can write so many great novels. It feels like their creative talent will never dry up and that they'll always be able to surprise their readers.
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这确实是，但刚才，手术中不幸并发罕见的药物过敏，造成器官衰竭，病患过敏这点，术前家属并没有在病历表上注明。
zhè quèshí shì ，dàn gāngcái ，shǒushù zhōng bùxìng bìngfā hǎnjiàn de yàowù guòmǐn ，zàochéng qìguān shuāijié ，bìnghuàn guòmǐn zhèdiǎnr ，shù qián jiāshǔ bìng méiyǒu zài bìnglìbiǎo shàng zhùmíng 。
Doctor: And that was indeed the case, but during the operation we just carried out, there was an unfortunate and rare allergic drug reaction, which caused organ failure. There was no references to any drug allergy made by you or on the patient's chart before we went ahead with the operation.
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这些游戏都是打打杀杀，我实在是没什么兴趣。不过好在现在游戏被细分成很多种类，我居然看到一个游戏叫“欲望都市”，就和那部电视剧差不多。任务就是竭尽所能打扮得漂亮，然后出去寻找艳遇。游戏开发商真是无所不能。
zhèxiē yóuxì dōu shì dǎdǎshāshā ，wǒ shízài shì méi shénme xìngqù 。bùguò hǎozài xiànzài yóuxì bèi xìfēn chéng hěnduō zhǒnglèi ，wǒ jūrán kàndào yī ge yóuxì jiào “yùwàng dūshì ”，jiù hé nà bù diànshìjù chàbuduō 。rènwu jiùshì jiéjìnsuǒnéng dǎban de piàoliang ，ránhòu chūqù xúnzhǎo yànyù 。yóuxì kāifāshāng zhēnshì wúsuǒbùnéng 。
These games are all about fighting and killing. I'm really not that interested in them. But the good news is, these days, games have been divided into many different kinds. Amazingly, I saw a game called ''Sex and the City"-- it's more or less like the TV show. You have to get dressed up as pretty as possible, and then go looking for love. There's really nothing that game developers can't do.
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