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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
竭力 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
竭力 ＝ 竭 ＋ 力
ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧˋ · jiélì
adverb — with all one's might; to do one's utmost

字源 FORM — what the parts do

竭to use up, exhaust (枯竭)jié
力strength, force (力氣)lì
竭力，枯竭的竭，力氣的力。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

把力氣（力）用到一滴不剩（竭）。
Spending strength (力) until the last drop is drained (竭).
記憶法
關 · Related
力氣lìqìthe same 力 — strength as a quantity盡力jìnlìits near-twin — strength spent to the limit