尽 可 能

jǐn kě néng

as far as possible / to the best of one's ability

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

儘可能尽可能 [jin3 ke3 neng2] /as far as possible; to the best of one's ability/

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jìn kě néng

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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT

see 儘可能|尽可能[jǐn kě néng]

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Original source entry:

盡可能尽可能 [jin4 ke3 neng2] /see 儘可能|尽可能[jin3 ke3 neng2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 儘可能 / 盡可能

尽
jǐn
to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to
jìn
to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely
可
kě
(prefix) can / may / able to / -able / to approve / to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly / very / but / however
kè
used in 可汗[kè hán]
能
néng
can / to be able to / might possibly / ability / (physics) energy
Néng
surname Neng

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