量力而行

loeng6 lik6 ji4 hang4

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

Meanings

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

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