竭
exhaust; dry up; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesverb
to exhaust; to use up; to the fullest
Commonly used to describe using all of one's energy, resources, or supplies.
He exhausted all his strength to finish this project.
The match reached a fever pitch, with the crowd's shouts hoarse and exhausted.
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Natural resources are not infinite and cannot be exhausted forever.
Doctors warn us not to drain the pond to catch all the fish and should protect the ecological environment.
To take care of his sick family member, he used up all his savings.
verb
to dry up; to run dry
formalUsed exclusively in literary/formal contexts to describe rivers, lakes, or water sources drying up.
Years of drought dried up this large river.
This landslide completely dried up the nearby mountain springs.
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After long-term over-extraction, the groundwater gradually dried up.
This wetland gradually dried up due to climate change.
There have been many natural disasters of landslides and dried-up rivers in history.
noun
surname Jie
A relatively rare Chinese surname.
Mr. Jie is a new colleague at our company.
I know a calligrapher with the surname Jie.
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The origin of the Jie surname can be traced back to ancient times.
The Jie family was a scholarly family locally in their ancestors' time.
This lecture invited Professor Jie to give the main talk.