盡人事

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Chinese

to use up; to exhaust; to end
to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of something)
 
men's behaviours; the reach of one's ability; what is humanly possible
men's behaviours; the reach of one's ability; what is humanly possible; human affairs; ways of the world; facts of life
 
trad. (盡人事) 人事
simp. (尽人事) 人事

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Verb

盡人事

  1. to do what one can (to save a dying person, etc.); to do all that is humanly possible (though with little hope of success)

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