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Do one's best in Chinese

to do one's best · HSK 5

尽力 jìn lì

  1. 尽 jìn to exhaust
  2. 力 lì force

我会尽力帮你完成这件事。 I'll do my best to help you get this done.

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How do you say do one's best in Chinese?

Do one's best in Chinese is 尽力 (jìn lì).

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