量力而行
liàng​lì'ér​xíng

to act within one's means

  • created reference approved 量力而行 → 量力而为/量力而為 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    量力而行 liàng​lì'ér​xíng

    量力而为 / 量力而為 liàng​lì'ér​wéi

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 量力而行 · liàng​lì'ér​xíng · to act within one's means — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    量力而行

    liàng​lì'ér​xíng

    to act within one's means

    to assess one's own capabilities and act accordingly; to act within one's competence

    量力 (literal) → 量力 · liàng​lì · to estimate one's strength 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 行 (literal) → 行 · xíng · to do

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense