jīngpílìjié

精疲力竭

Word · Idiom

utterly exhausted; worn out

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

idiom

utterly exhausted; completely worn out; both mentally and physically drained

neutral

Describes extreme fatigue after strenuous mental or physical activity. Often used to emphasize the complete depletion of energy. A common variant is '筋疲力尽' (jīn pí lì jìn).

Lián连
xù续
gōng工
zuò作
sān三
tiān天
hòu后
 ,
tā他
gǎn感
dào到
jīng精
pí疲
lì力
jié竭
 。

After working three days straight, he felt utterly exhausted.

Yī一
chǎng场
jī激
liè烈
de的
bǐ比
sài赛
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
yùn运
dòng动
yuán员
dōu都
jīng精
pí疲
lì力
jié竭
 。

An intense match left all the athletes completely worn out.

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Zhào照
gù顾
liǎng两
gè个
kū哭
nào闹
de的
hái孩
zi子
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
 ,
tā她
yǐ已
jīng经
jīng精
pí疲
lì力
jié竭
le了
 。

After taking care of two crying children all day, she was completely drained.

Cóng从
shān山
shàng上
xià下
lái来
 ,
wǒ我
men们
gè个
gè个
jīng精
pí疲
lì力
jié竭
 ,
zhǐ只
xiǎng想
shuì睡
jiào觉
 。

Coming down from the mountain, we were all utterly exhausted and just wanted to sleep.

Xiàng项
mù目
zuì最
hòu后
jiē阶
duàn段
de的
yā压
lì力
ràng让
tā他
jīng精
pí疲
lì力
jié竭
 。

The pressure of the project's final stage left him completely worn out.