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Definition(s) for: 量力而为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
量力而为 liàng lì ér wéi - to weigh one's abilities and act accordingly
- to act according to one's means
- to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 84,725 64,115

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
liáng- to measure
liàng- capacity
- quantity
- amount
- to estimate
- abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar)
- measure word
- surname Li
- power
- force
- strength
- ability
- strenuously
ér- and
- as well as
- and so
- but (not)
- yet (not)
- (indicates causal relation)
- (indicates change of state)
- (indicates contrast)
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 量力而为

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo