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Chinese
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to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) |
capacity; quantity; amount capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure |
| trad. (盡量)
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盡
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量
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| simp. (尽量*)
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尽
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量
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Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
盡量
- to reach the limit
他喝酒有節制，不盡量。 [MSC, trad.]
他喝酒有节制，不尽量。 [MSC, simp.]- Tā hējiǔ yǒu jiézhì, bù jìnliàng.
- He drinks in moderation and doesn't reach his limit.
Usage notes
Often confused with 儘量／尽量 (jǐnliàng, “to the best of one's ability”) in speech and writing.
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Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 盡量 – see 儘量 (“as much as possible; to the greatest extent; to the best of one's ability”).
(This term is a variant form of 儘量). |