Usage note
尽力表示尽自己的最大努力。
jìn lì biǎo shì jìn zì jǐ de zuì dà nǔ lì。
尽力 means to do one's best.
Context note
尽力常用于帮助、完成和承诺。
jìn lì cháng yòng yú bāng zhù 、 wán chéng hé chéng nuò。
It is often used with helping, completing, and promises.
5 examples
我会尽力帮助你。
wǒ huì jìn lì bāng zhù nǐ。
I will do my best to help you.
他尽力完成任务。
tā jìn lì wán chéng rèn wu。
He did his best to complete the task.
大家都在尽力。
dà jiā dōu zài jìn lì。
Everyone is doing their best.
尽力就好。
jìn lì jiù hǎo。
Doing your best is enough.
请尽力试试。
qǐng jìn lì shì shì。
Please try your best.
5 mini stories
老师说，考试时尽力就好。
lǎo shī shuō， kǎo shì shí jìn lì jiù hǎo。
The teacher said doing your best is enough in the exam.
他尽力把问题讲清楚。
tā jìn lì bǎ wèn tí jiǎng qīng chǔ。
He did his best to explain the problem clearly.
朋友有困难时，她总是尽力帮忙。
péng yǒu yǒu kùn nán shí， tā zǒng shì jìn lì bāng máng。
When friends have difficulties, she always tries her best to help.
尽力以后，不管结果如何都能安心。
jìn lì yǐ hòu， bù guǎn jié guǒ rú hé dōu néng ān xīn。
After doing your best, you can feel at peace no matter the result.
他们尽力完成了工作。
tā men jìn lì wán chéng le gōng zuò。
They did their best to finish the work.
Mini dialogue
比赛之前
A
明天的跑步比赛，你准备好了吗？
Míngtiān de pǎobù bǐsài, nǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo le ma?
Are you ready for tomorrow's running race?
B
我会尽力的，希望能跑得快一点。
Wǒ huì jìnlì de, xīwàng néng pǎo de kuài yīdiǎn.
I will do my best, hoping to run a bit faster.
做作业
A
这道数学题好难啊。
Zhè dào shùxué tí hǎo nán a.
This math problem is so hard.
B
别着急，尽力想一想，你一定能做出来。
Bié zhāojí, jìnlì xiǎng yī xiǎng, nǐ yīdìng néng zuò chūlái.
Don't worry, do your best to think about it, you can definitely solve it.
Related words and contrasts
similar
努力
nǔlì
work hard
Both mean to put in effort, but 尽力 emphasizes doing one's utmost.
opposite
放弃
fàngqì
give up
尽力 means to try your best, while 放弃 means to stop trying.