儘 [尽]

Jyutping zeon6
Pinyin jǐn

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    喺​限制​之下​，​發揮​最大​可能
    to the greatest extent
    • 儘早
      尽早
      zeon6 zou2
      as early as possible
    • 我儘可能減少錯誤。
      我尽可能减少错误。
      ngo5 zeon6 ho2 nang4 gaam2 siu2 co3 ng6.
      I will try my best to avoid making mistakes.

儘 [尽]

Jyutping zeon2
Pinyin jǐn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to the greatest extent
  2. (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme
  3. to be within the limits of
  4. to give priority to
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to the greatest extent/(when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme/to be within the limits of/to give priority to/utmost
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to do one's utmost; to do all one can; to do one's best
  2. character
    to give priority to
  3. character
    utmost; extreme; furthest
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. utmost
  2. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    OLMT
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    SOY
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我尽量留着胃吃甜点。
    我儘量留着胃吃甜點。
    wǒ jǐn liàng liú zhe wèi chī tián diǎn 。
    • I'm trying to save room for dessert.
    • I try to leave room for dessert.
    • I'm trying to leave room for afters.
  2. Mandarin
    尽量试着用好你的时间。
    儘量試着用好你的時間。
    jǐn liàng shì zhe yòng hǎo nǐ de shí jiān 。
    • Try to make the most of your time.
  3. Mandarin
    我尽快需要。
    我儘快需要。
    wǒ jǐn kuài xū yào 。
    • I need it ASAP.
    • I need it as quickly as possible.
    • I need it as soon as possible.
  4. Mandarin
    他的分数总比我高，尽管他学习得少一点。
    他的分數總比我高，儘管他學習得少一點。
    tā de fēn shù zǒng bǐ wǒ gāo ， jǐn guǎn tā xué xí dé shǎo yì diǎn 。
    • His scores are always better than mine, even though he doesn't study very much.
  5. Mandarin
    尽管很忙，她还是来送我了。
    儘管很忙，她還是來送我了。
    jǐn guǎn hěn máng ， tā hái shi lái sòng wǒ le 。
    • Though very busy, she came to see me off.
    • Even though she was very busy, she came to see me off all the same.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    尽管我冇咩钱，但我都会帮你。
    儘管我冇咩錢，但我都會幫你。
    zeon6 gun2 ngo5 mou5 me1 cin2, daan6 ngo5 dou1 wui5 bong1 nei5.
    • Even if I don't have that much money, I will try my best to help you.
  2. Cantonese
    请你尽快答复我。
    請你儘快答覆我。
    ceng2 nei5 zeon6 faai3 daap3 fuk1 ngo5.
    • Please reply at your earliest convenience.
  3. Cantonese
    食环署劝喻市民尽量唔好过量进食炭烧肉干。
    食環署勸喻市民儘量唔好過量進食炭燒肉乾。
    sik6 waa4 cyu5 hyun3 jyu6 si5 man4 zeon6 loeng6 m4 hou2 gwo3 loeng6 zeon3 sik6 taan3 siu1 juk6 gon1.
    • The Health, Welfare and Food Bureau advised the general public not to consume too much barbecue meat jerky.
  4. Cantonese
    尽早
    儘早
    zeon6 zou2
    • as early as possible
  5. Cantonese
    我尽可能减少错误。
    我儘可能減少錯誤。
    ngo5 zeon6 ho2 nang4 gaam2 siu2 co3 ng6.
    • I will try my best to avoid making mistakes.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    尽管你三令五申，有许多员工就是不肯照办。
    儘管你三令五申，有許多員工就是不肯照辦。
    jǐn guǎn nǐ sān lìng wǔ shēn ， yǒu xǔ duō yuán gōng jiù shì bù kěn zhào bàn ．
    • No matter how much you warn and admonish them, there are many employees who just aren't willing to do as they are told.
  2. Mandarin
    新方法也不是完美的；尽管如此，它还是比老方法好得多。
    新方法也不是完美的；儘管如此，它還是比老方法好得多。
    xīn fāng fǎ yě bù shì wán měi de ； jǐn guǎn rú cǐ ， tā hái shì bǐ lǎo fāng fǎ hǎo de duō ．
    • The new method is not perfect; even so, it is much better than the old one.
  3. Mandarin
    如果你有什么问题，尽管问我。
    如果你有什麼問題，儘管問我。
    rú guǒ nǐ yǒu shén me wèn tí ， jǐn guǎn wèn wǒ ．
    • If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
  4. Mandarin
    尽全力帮助某人
    儘全力幫助某人
    jǐn quán lì bāng zhù mǒu rén
    • to do all one can to help someone
  5. Mandarin
    语速上尽量慢一些。
    語速上儘量慢一些。
    yǔ sù shàng jǐn liàng màn yī xiē ．
    • Speak as slowly as possible.