- to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
- One does what one can.
Characters
- 量 (量): to measure
- 力 (力): surname Li
- 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
- 行 (行): row; line; commercial firm; line of business; profession; to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column
Resources
- Wiktionary: 量力而行
- MDBG: 量力而行
- Examples with 量力而行 on Tatoeba
Examples
凡事要尽力而为，更要量力而行。
不能过度运动，要量力而行，否则反而对身体造成负面影响。
买房要量力而行，但也要把握时机。
量力而行。