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title: "Jinli Meaning: 尽力 (jìnlì) Means “to do one's best”"
description: "尽力 (traditional 盡力, jìnlì) means “to do one's best; to try one's hardest”. Hear its tones, see what 尽 and 力 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinli"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 尽力 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

尽力 jìnlì

## to do one's best; to try one's hardest

## Its characters

1. 尽 jìn to the utmost
2. 力 lì force

## In a sentence

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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## More words with 尽 or 力

- [暴力 bàolì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoli)
- [大力 dàlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dali)
- [电力 diànlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianli)
- [动力 dònglì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dongli)
- [乏力 fálì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fali)
- [活力 huólì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huoli)
- [接力 jiēlì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jieli)
- [尽管 jǐnguǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinguan)
- [尽快 jǐnkuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinkuai)
- [尽量 jǐnliàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinliang)

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