尽量

jìn liàng

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 盡量

尽量 (jǐn liàng) means "as much as possible". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 尽量 means

as much as possible
to the greatest extent

How 尽量 is used in grammar

尽量 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

Manner Adverbs: 互相, 尽量, 亲自 (HSK 3)

The official HSK 3.0 grammar outline lists it at level 5, adverbs (方式副词).

The characters in 尽量

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.

Where 尽量 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Responsibility, Response & Control (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jìn liàng correctly.
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尽量