竭力 jiélì HSK7 strive Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 尽管心里很难受,他仍然竭力表现得很平静。 jǐnguǎn xīnli hěn nánshòu, tā réngrán jiélì biǎoxiàn de hěn píngjìng. Despite feeling very distressed inside, he did his best to appear calm. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary