尽量
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
尽量 (jǐnliàng) · as much as possible
尽量 (jǐnliàng) means “as much as possible; to do one's best”. It is written with 2 characters: 尽 (to exhaust) + 量 (to measure). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 尽量 is built
The characters
尽 jǐn · to exhaust
What 尽 is made of
- 尺chǐ — ruler
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
- ⺀ — ice
量 liáng · to measure
What 量 is made of
- 旦dàn — dawn
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 里 gives the meaning, 旦 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我会尽量早点来。Wǒ huì jǐnliàng zǎo diǎn lái.I'll try to come as early as I can.
请尽量说汉语。Qǐng jǐnliàng shuō Hànyǔ.Please speak Chinese as much as possible.
Questions about 尽量
What does 尽量 mean?
尽量 (jǐnliàng) means “as much as possible; to do one's best”.
How do you pronounce 尽量?
尽量 is pronounced jǐnliàng.
Which HSK level is 尽量?
尽量 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 尽快jǐnkuàias soon as possible
- 尽力jìnlìto do one's best
- 尽管jǐnguǎnalthough
- 竭尽全力jiéjìnquánlìto do one's utmost
- 苦尽甘来kǔjìngānláiafter hardship comes happiness
- 无穷无尽wúqióngwújìnendless
- 大量dàliànga large amount
- 商量shāngliangto discuss
- 力量lìliangstrength
- 数量shùliàngquantity
Learn 尽量 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.