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Definition(s) for: 量力而行

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
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.

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 53,030 28,464 26,695

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
量 liáng- to measure
量 liàng- capacity
- quantity
- amount
- to estimate
- abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar)
- measure word
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[dao4heng2]
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

Other Words Containing 量力而行

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
量力而行 - - 53,030 28,464 26,695