尽量 + Verb (as much as possible)
IntroducedYou hope to arrive early, but the bus may be late
- A friend asks for an early arrival. You say 我会as much as possible尽量breakfast早点come来。 — “I will try to come as early as possible.” You express an effort within practical limits.
- Compare I / me我definitely一定eight八a bit点to / arrive到 — “I will definitely arrive at eight.” as much as possible尽量 by itself does not guarantee the exact outcome.
Put the effort modifier before the action
- Use subject + as much as possible尽量 + action or limit: you你as much as possible尽量breakfast早点come来 / 我会as much as possible尽量to help帮you你。 The speaker tries to do what is feasible.
- as much as possible尽量 can also limit an unwanted action: as much as possible尽量don't别at / in在evening晚上喝咖啡。 — “Try not to drink coffee at night.” It does not always mean doing more of an activity.
you你as much as possible尽量early早a bit点come来。
你____早点来。
尽量 expresses an effort toward early arrival.
Distinguish effort from a guarantee
- 我会as much as possible尽量breakfast早点come来 reports an intention to try. If the bus is late, the outcome may still be late even when the speaker made a real effort.
- If a precise time is essential, state the deadline and discuss whether it is realistic. A hopeful modifier is not a substitute for the actual scheduling information.
尽量少用手机 asks the listener to…
少 defines the reduction being attempted.
Contrast as much as possible尽量 with permission-giving ask freely / despite, according to context尽管
- as much as possible尽量breakfast早点come来 asks for an effort toward an earlier arrival. to have / there is有question问题ask freely / despite, according to context尽管to ask问 gives permission or encouragement to ask freely.
- The similar first character does not make the expressions synonyms. Decide whether the speaker asks for feasible effort or removes hesitation about an action.
Effort or certainty?
Distinguish contextual meanings and the limits of what each example states.
尽量 by itself guarantees the stated outcome.
Practical limits may prevent the intended outcome.
Match each example to its meaning.
Read the full phrase and context.
Read what is being increased or reduced
- 上课时as much as possible尽量to use / with用Chinese language汉语to exchange交流 asks learners to use Chinese as much as feasible. as much as possible尽量young少to use / with用cell phone手机 asks them to reduce phone use as far as feasible.
- Identify the whole modified phrase, including early早、young少 or don't别. Translating only as much as possible尽量 as “more” can reverse the intended advice.
尽量别在晚上喝咖啡 asks for drinking more coffee at night.
别 supplies the intended avoidance.
Which asks for feasible effort rather than permission?
尽量 modifies the effort toward earlier arrival.
Make a realistic effort statement
- To offer help without guaranteeing success, say 我会as much as possible尽量to help帮you你。 Give the listener any important limits separately.
- In a new example, identify the attempted action and whether its outcome is certain. as much as possible尽量 expresses feasible effort, not proof that the action succeeded.
as much as possible尽量 asks for or offers an effort within limits. It can increase a useful action or reduce an unwanted one; read the whole phrase and distinguish effort from certainty.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Adverbs.
The bus is late after the speaker tried to arrive early. Does that alone disprove the effort?
The outcome alone does not establish whether an effort was made.
A precise meeting time should be stated separately if it is essential.
An effort modifier does not supply a deadline or guarantee.
Recall the situation: You hope to arrive early, but the bus may be late. Decide what the speaker wanted to communicate. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.