筋疲力尽

jīn pí lì jìn

utterly exhausted; worn out

Character by character

筋jīn
sinews

疲pí
weary

力lì
strength

尽jìn
used up

爬了一整天山，下山的时候大家都筋疲力尽了。

After a whole day of climbing, everyone was completely worn out by the time we came down.

Tone: neutral.

The same as 精疲力尽 (lesson 2-3) and 精疲力竭 (lesson 7-19). 筋 is the sinews, so the picture is of the body itself giving out. Often 累得筋疲力尽 or 筋疲力尽地 + verb.

Learn this in Lesson 181 · HSK 7–9: 流水线上 (On the assembly line)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.