Difference between 儘量 and 盡量?

Question

Both 儘量 and 盡量 seem to mean, "try your best," according to these dictionary entries:

• https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/sentsearch.php?word=%E7%9B%A1%E9%87%8F

• https://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/sentsearch.php?word=%E5%84%98%E9%87%8F

1) In Mandarin and Cantonese, is there a difference for when you use 儘量 vs 盡量? Or are they interchangeable?

Answer 1

'儘' in '儘量' has the 亻 Radical, denote 'human effort'

儘量 :'to the best of one's ability' ; 'as far as possible' (in term of human effort)

Do not confuse with 盡量 which is different in form, reading, and meaning.

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盡量 : reach the limit (drink or eat); to the full

Do not confuse with 儘量 which is different in form, reading, and meaning.

Example:

• When you say '我會儘量給他貸款' , you mean: 'I (personally) will do my best to give him a loan' (to the best of you ability to secure a loan for him)

• When you say '我會盡量給他貸款', you mean: " I will give him the maximum amount in loan'. (if the bank only authorizes you to lent out loans no bigger than $5000, then $5000 loan is the limit)

Another example:

• 儘量投放物資 - do one's best to deliver supplies

• 盡量投放物資 - deliver maximum amount of supplies until it is exhausted

尽 is the simplified form for both 盡 and 儘.

Which mean in Mainland China, 儘量 and 盡量 are both written as 尽量, but their pinyin are different depend on which meaning you are using.