| 量力而为 |
liàng lì ér wéi |
to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly / to act according to one's means / to cut one's coat according to one's cloth |
| 量 |
liáng |
to measure |
| 量 |
liàng |
capacity / quantity / amount / to estimate / abbr. for 量词, classifier (in Chinese grammar) / measure word |
| 量力 |
liàng lì |
to estimate one's strength |
| 力 |
Lì |
surname Li |
| 力 |
lì |
power / force / strength / ability / strenuously |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |