Why does 尽量 have 2 pronunciations? Why does 尽量 have 2 pronunciations, jìnliàng and jǐnliàng? The meaning seems almost identical me. What is the difference between the 2? In this sentence which pronunciation should I use? 晚饭桌上，德思礼太太向他讲述了邻居家的母女矛盾，还说达力又学会一个新词(“绝不”)，德思礼先生也尽量表现得正常。