qìng
罄
exhaust; empty; deplete
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to exhaust; to use up completely; to empty
literaryLiterary/written Chinese. Commonly used in compounds such as 告罄 (run out; sold out), 罄其所有 (give everything one has), and the idiom 罄竹难书 (too numerous to record).
Shū书
diàn店
lǐ里
de的
chàng畅
xiāo销
shū书
yǐ已
jīng经
gào告
qìng罄
。
The bestsellers at the bookstore have sold out.
Wèi为
le了
bāng帮
zhù助
hái孩
zi子
zhì治
bìng病
，
tā他
qìng罄
qí其
suǒ所
yǒu有
。
In order to help pay for his child's treatment, he gave everything he had.
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Tā他
de的
zuì罪
xíng行
qìng罄
zhú竹
nán难
shū书
。
His crimes are too numerous to record.
Kù库
cún存
yǐ已
jīng经
shòu售
qìng罄
。
The inventory has been completely sold out.