精疲力竭 (jīng pí lì jié)

Character breakdown

• 精 (jīng) · 14 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 米 represents the meaning and 青 represents the sound.

• 疲 (pí) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 疒 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.

• 力 (Lì) · 2 strokes

  Pictograph of a plow, which requires strength to operate.

• 竭 (jié) · 14 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 立 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.

Usage

工作了一天，他感到精疲力竭。

spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out

gōng zuò le yī tiān ， tā gǎn dào jīng pí lì jié 。