量力而行 — Chinese idiom
量力而行
liàng lì ér xíng
Meaning
- to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly ; to act within one's competence
- One does what one can.
Character by character
- 量liàngmeasure, volume; amount, quantity
- 力lìstrength, power; capability, influence
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
Idioms sharing a character
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì
- 功德无量 gōng dé wú liàng
- 宽宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng
- 有商有量 yǒu shāng yǒu liàng
- 量入为出 liàng rù wéi chū
- 量才录用 liàng cái lù yòng
- 量体裁衣 liàng tǐ cái yī
- 不遗余力 bù yí yú lì
- 全力以赴 quán lì yǐ fù
- 力不胜任 lì bù shèng rèn
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