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尽量

jǐn liàng · jin liang/jìn liàng · jin liang

Traditional 儘量 / 盡量

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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jǐn liàng 儘量

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

jìn liàng 盡量

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

  1. Dengdeng

    邻居(línjū)说(shuō)，晚上(wǎnshang)唱歌(chànggē)要(yào)尽量(jǐnliàng)小声(xiǎoshēng)。

    The neighbour says to sing as quietly as possible at night.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)会(huì)尽量(jǐnliàng)，可是(kěshì)唱歌(chànggē)怎么(zěnme)小声(xiǎoshēng)？

    I will try, but how do you sing quietly?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)在(zài)心里(xīnli)唱(chàng)啊(a)。

    You can sing in your heart.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)尽量(jǐnliàng)在(zài)心里(xīnli)唱(chàng)。听(tīng)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？

    OK, I will try to sing inside my heart. Can you hear it?

  5. Dengdeng

    听到(tīngdào)了(le)，你(nǐ)在(zài)哼(hēng)。

    I heard it. You are humming.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)会(huì)尽(jǐn)量(liàng)不(bù)打(dǎ)扰(rǎo)你(nǐ)复(fù)习(xí)。

I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by djinni74 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

尽(jǐn)量(liàng)试(shì)着(zhe)用(yòng)好(hǎo)你(nǐ)的(de)时(shí)间(jiān)。

Try to make the most of your time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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尽
jìn

to use up; to exhaust

量
liáng

to measure

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