尽可能

儘可能

jǐnkěnéng

adverb HSK 5 #3,397

Meanings

To the greatest extent possible — as much as you can.

Qǐng jǐn kěnéng zǎo diǎn dào.

Please arrive as early as possible.

Wǒ huì jǐn kěnéng bāngzhù nǐ.

I will help you as much as possible.

Jǐn kěnéng duō liànxí kǒuyǔ.

Practice speaking as much as possible.

usage

尽可能 is placed before the verb or adjective it modifies: 尽可能快 (as fast as possible), 尽可能多 (as much as possible).

usage

尽可能 ≈ 尽量 (jǐnliàng). Both mean 'as much as possible,' but 尽可能 is slightly more formal.

尽 jǐn

可 kě

能 néng