量力而行 |
liàng lì ér xíng |
to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence / One does what one can. |
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) |
行 |
háng |
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines |
行 |
héng |
used in 道行 |
行 |
xíng |
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon |