儘量

See also: 尽量

Chinese
to the utmost
 
capacity; quantity; amount
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
trad. (儘量/盡量*) 儘/盡 量
simp. (尽量*) 尽 量

Pronunciation

Adverb

儘量

  1. as much as possible; to the greatest extent; to the best of one's ability
    語速上儘量慢一些。 [MSC, trad.]
    语速上尽量慢一些。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yǔsù shàng jǐnliàng màn yīxiē. [Pinyin]
    Speak as slowly as possible.

Usage notes

Often confused with 盡量／尽量 (jìnliàng, “to reach one's limit”) in speech and writing.

Synonyms

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