Chinese Word: 江郎才尽 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

江 jiāng 郎 láng 才 cái 尽 jìn (Trad.: 江郎才盡)

Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom); fig. to have used up one's creative powers; to have writer's block

1		zhǐ yǒu 只有 dī néng zhě 低能者 cái 才 huì 会 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽。 Only those with inferior ability can always be at their best.
2		cǐ 此 gāo chǎn 高产 zuò jiā 作家 xiàn zài 现在 yǐ jīng 已经 shì 是 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽 le 了。 The productive writer cannot produce any more works now.
3		xiě 写 de 的 zuì xīn 最新 zhù zuò 著作， fǎn yìng 反映 le 了 tā 他 zài 在 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽。 The write's recent book shows that he is at the end of his tether.
4		tā 她 wèi le 为了 zuò wén 作文 zuò yè 作业 kǔ sī míng xiǎng 苦思冥想， yǐ 已 dào 到 le 了 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽 de 的 dì bù 地步。 She had been at her wit's end trying to think up an idea for her composition assignment.
5		nán guài 难怪， dà jiā 大家 huái yí 怀疑 zhāng yì móu 张艺谋 shì fǒu 是否 zài 在 ào yùn 奥运 hòu 后 yǐ jīng 已经 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽。 No wonder people are wondering whether Zhang Yimou is too spent after the Olympic Ceremony.

1		zhǐ yǒu 只有 dī néng zhě 低能者 cái 才 huì 会 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽。 Only those with inferior ability can always be at their best.
2		cǐ 此 gāo chǎn 高产 zuò jiā 作家 xiàn zài 现在 yǐ jīng 已经 shì 是 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽 le 了。 The productive writer cannot produce any more works now.
3		xiě 写 de 的 zuì xīn 最新 zhù zuò 著作， fǎn yìng 反映 le 了 tā 他 zài 在 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽。 The write's recent book shows that he is at the end of his tether.
4		tā 她 wèi le 为了 zuò wén 作文 zuò yè 作业 kǔ sī míng xiǎng 苦思冥想， yǐ 已 dào 到 le 了 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽 de 的 dì bù 地步。 She had been at her wit's end trying to think up an idea for her composition assignment.
5		nán guài 难怪， dà jiā 大家 huái yí 怀疑 zhāng yì móu 张艺谋 shì fǒu 是否 zài 在 ào yùn 奥运 hòu 后 yǐ jīng 已经 jiāng láng cái jìn 江郎才尽。 No wonder people are wondering whether Zhang Yimou is too spent after the Olympic Ceremony.