jié

common
verb
noun

Meaning of

竭 means to exhaust; to use up; to the fullest; to dry up; to run dry. Pronounced jié.

  • to exhaust; to use up; to the fullest
  • to dry up; to run dry
  • surname Jie

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

jié
jìn
quán
wán
chéng
le
zhè
xiàng
 

He exhausted all his strength to finish this project.

Zhè
chǎng
sài
ràng
guān
zhòng
men
de
qíng
dào
le
zhì
 
hǎn
shēng
jié
 

The match reached a fever pitch, with the crowd's shouts hoarse and exhausted.

rán
de
yuán
bìng
shì
zhī
jìn
 
yòng
zhī
jié
 
 

Natural resources are not infinite and cannot be exhausted forever.

shēng
gào
jiè
men
yào
jié
ér
 
yào
bǎo
shēng
tài
huán
jìng
 

Doctors warn us not to drain the pond to catch all the fish and should protect the ecological environment.

Wèi
le
zhào
shēng
bìng
de
jiā
rén
 
jié
jìn
le
suǒ
yǒu
de
 

To take care of his sick family member, he used up all his savings.