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鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已
鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已
jūgōngjìncuì,sǐérhòuyǐ
1.
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
2.
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
17 丶
躬
gōng
to bow; personally, in person; oneself
HSK 6
10 丶
尽
jǐn
to exhaust, to use up, to deplete
HSK 4
6 丶
瘁
cuì
tired, worn-out; sick; overworked
13 丶
死
sǐ
dead; death; impassable, inflexible
HSK 4
6 丶
而
ér
and, and then, and yet; but
HSK 3
6 丶
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1
6 丶
已
yǐ
already; finished; to stop; then, afterwards
HSK 2
3 丶
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