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尽可能

jǐn kě néng · jin ke neng/jìn kě néng · jin ke neng

Traditional 儘可能 / 盡可能

HSK 5

Meaning

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jǐn kě néng 儘可能

  1. as far as possible; to the best of one's ability

jìn kě néng 盡可能

  1. see 儘可能 / 尽可能 (jǐn kě néng)
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As early as possible

  1. Liangliang

    明天(míngtiān)你(nǐ)尽可能(jìnkěnéng)早点(zǎodiǎn)来(lái)。

    Tomorrow, come as early as you can.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)尽可能(jìnkěnéng)六点(liùdiǎn)到(dào)。

    I'll try to arrive at six.

  3. Liangliang

    六点(liùdiǎn)？太(tài)早(zǎo)了(le)，七点(qīdiǎn)就(jiù)可以(kěyǐ)了(le)。

    Six? Too early. Seven is fine.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)要(yào)尽可能(jìnkěnéng)早(zǎo)吗(ma)？

    Didn't you say as early as possible?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)说过(shuōguò)。不过(bùguò)茶馆(cháguǎn)七点(qīdiǎn)才(cái)开门(kāimén)。

    I did. But the teahouse only opens at seven.

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)尽(jǐn)可(kě)能(néng)快(kuài)地(de)跑(pǎo)回(huí)家(jiā)。

Tom and Mary ran home as fast as they could.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by CT · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)尽(jǐn)可(kě)能(néng)在(zài)周(zhōu)五(wǔ)之(zhī)前(qián)把(bǎ)报(bào)告(gào)交(jiāo)给(gěi)我(wǒ)。

Please hand the report to me before Friday if at all possible.

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