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尽量

jìn liàng

HSK 5 2-character word Traditional 盡量

What 尽量 means

1. as much as possible
2. to the greatest extent

Other readings

尽量 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jǐn liàngas much as possible; to the greatest extent

The characters in 尽量

• 尽jìnto use up; to exhaust; to end
• 量liàngcapacity; quantity; amount

Example sentences

• 请尽量批评。
  Please criticise as much as possible.
• 尽量别迷路。
  Try not to get lost.
• 请尽量慢点说。
  Please speak as slowly as possible.
• 尽量别担心我。
  Try not to worry about me.
• 我明天尽量来。
  I'll come tomorrow if I can.
• 我尽量不去想它。
  I just try not to think about it.