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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「精疲力倦」.

Today’s idiom is 「精疲力倦」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Tired: tired, exhausted. Exhausted.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jīng pí lì juàn

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jing1/jeng1 pei4 lik6 gyun6

Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.