量力而行

Traditional form:

量力而行

Pinyin (reading):

liànglì'érxíng

Definitions:

• to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
• One does what one can.

Characters:

• 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity
• 力 - strength, power; capability, influence
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional

Traditional characters:

• 量 - measure, volume; amount, quantity
• 力 - strength, power; capability, influence
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 行 - to go, to walk, to move; professional