鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已

jūgōngjìncuì,sǐérhòuyǐ

Traditional: 鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已

to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day

Character Breakdown

鞠

jū

to bow, to bend; to nourish, to rear

HSK 6

躬

gōng

to bow; personally, in person; oneself

HSK 6

尽

jǐn

to exhaust, to use up, to deplete

HSK 4

瘁

cuì

tired, worn-out; sick; overworked

死

sǐ

dead; death; impassable, inflexible

HSK 4

而

ér

and, and then, and yet; but

HSK 3

后

hòu

after; behind, rear; descendants

HSK 1

已

yǐ

already; finished; to stop; then, afterwards

HSK 2

jūgōngjìncuì,sǐérhòuyǐ

Character Breakdown

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