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量力

liàng lì

2-character word

What 量力 means

1. to estimate one's strength

The characters in 量力

• 量liàngcapacity; quantity; amount
• 力lìpower; force; strength

Example sentences

• 量力而行。
  Pace yourself.
• 凡事要尽力而为，更要量力而行。
  One needs to do their best in all things, and more importantly work within their abilities.
• 买房要量力而行，但也要把握时机。
  Mǎifáng yào liànglì'érxíng, dàn yě yào bǎwò shíjī.
  One needs to buy a house that's within one's means, but one also needs to grasp an opportunity.
• 不能过度运动，要量力而行，否则反而对身体造成负面影响。
  Bù néng guòdù yùndòng, yào liànglì'érxíng, fǒuzé fǎn'ér duì shēntǐ zàochéng fùmiàn yǐngxiǎng.
  One can't go beyond one's limits with exercising and stay within the bounds of what one can do. Otherwise, it can have negative effects on the body.

Words starting with 量力

• 量力而行liàng lì ér xíngto assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence…
• 量力而为liàng lì ér wéito weigh one's abilities and act accordingly; to act according to one's means…

Words containing 量力

• 不自量力bù zì liàng lì(idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
• 自不量力zì bù liàng lìto overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read liàng lì, tone for tone, but written differently.

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