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  1. 1. to exhaust

Words Containing 竭

枯竭
kū jié

used up

竭力
jié lì

to do one's utmost

竭尽全力
jié jìn quán lì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

精疲力竭
jīng pí lì jié

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent

衰竭
shuāi jié

organ failure

再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié

weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline

匮竭
kuì jié

exhausted

取之不尽,用之不竭
qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié

limitless supply (of)

心力衰竭
xīn lì shuāi jié

heart failure

殚竭
dān jié

to use up

殚精竭虑
dān jīng jié lǜ

to exhaust one's thoughts and ingenuity (idiom); to think sth through thoroughly

尽心竭力
jìn xīn jié lì

to spare no effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

磬竭
qìng jié

used up

穷竭
qióng jié

to exhaust

穷竭法
qióng jié fǎ

Archimedes' method of exhaustion (an early form of integral calculus)

竭心
jié xīn

to do one's utmost

竭泽而渔
jié zé ér yú

lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)

竭尽
jié jìn

to use up

竭诚
jié chéng

wholeheartedly

声嘶力竭
shēng sī lì jié

to shout oneself hoarse (idiom)

血竭
xuè jié

dragon's blood (bright red tree resin)

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