量力而行 liàng lì ér xíng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ loeng6 lik6 ji4 hang4
- to assess one's capabilities and act accordingly (idiom); to act within one's competence
- One does what one can.
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量
- 尽量 儘量 jǐn liàng ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zeon2 loeng6 as much as possible
- 分量 fèn liàng ㄈㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ fan1 loeng4 (food) portion size
- 分量 fèn liang ㄈㄣˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ fan6 loeng6 quantity; weight; measure
- 剂量 劑量 jì liàng ㄐㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zai1 loeng6 dosage
- 力量 lì liang ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ lik6 loeng6 power; force; strength
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- 含量 hán liàng ㄏㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ham4 loeng6 content
- 商量 shāng liang ㄕㄤ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ soeng1 loeng6 to consult
- 大量 dà liàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ daai6 loeng6 great amount
- 容量 róng liàng ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jung4 loeng6 capacity
- 少量 shǎo liàng ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ siu2 loeng6 a smidgen
- 打量 dǎ liang ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ daa2 loeng6 to size sb up
- 数量 數量 shù liàng ㄕㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ sou3 loeng6 amount; quantity
- 流量 liú liàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ lau4 loeng6 flow rate; throughput of passengers; volume of traffic
- 海量 hǎi liàng ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ hoi2 loeng6 huge volume
- 测量 測量 cè liáng ㄘㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ cak1 loeng4 survey
- 热量 熱量 rè liàng ㄖㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jit6 loeng6 heat
- 产量 產量 chǎn liàng ㄔㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ caan2 loeng6 output
- 尽量 盡量 jìn liàng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zeon6 loeng6 as much as possible
- 总量 總量 zǒng liàng ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ zung2 loeng6 total
- 考量 kǎo liáng ㄎㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄤˊ haau2 loeng4 to consider
力
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 主力 zhǔ lì ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ zyu2 lik6 main force
- 人力 rén lì ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ jan4 lik6 manpower
- 全力 quán lì ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ cyun4 lik6 with all one's strength
- 出力 chū lì ㄔㄨ ㄌㄧˋ ceot1 lik6 to exert oneself
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- 力学 力學 lì xué ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ lik6 hok6 (physics) mechanics
- 力度 lì dù ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨˋ lik6 dou6 strength
- 力气 力氣 lì qi ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄑㄧ lik6 hei3 physical strength
- 力求 lì qiú ㄌㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ lik6 kau4 to make every effort to
- 力争 力爭 lì zhēng ㄌㄧˋ ㄓㄥ lik6 zang1 to work hard for
- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 力量 lì liang ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ lik6 loeng6 power; force; strength
- 功力 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lik6 merit
- 努力 nǔ lì ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ nou5 lik6 to make an effort; to try hard; to strive
- 动力 動力 dòng lì ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ dung6 lik6 motive power
- 劳力 勞力 láo lì ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄧˋ lou4 lik6 labor
- 势力 勢力 shì li ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧ sai3 lik6 power
- 吃力 chī lì ㄔ ㄌㄧˋ hek3 lik6 to entail strenuous effort
- 压力 壓力 yā lì ㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ aat3 lik6 pressure
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
而
- 偶而 ǒu ér ㄡˇ ㄦˊ ngau5 ji4 occasionally
- 反而 fǎn ér ㄈㄢˇ ㄦˊ faan2 ji4 on the contrary; instead
- 因而 yīn ér ㄧㄣ ㄦˊ jan1 ji4 therefore
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 时而 時而 shí ér ㄕˊ ㄦˊ si4 ji4 occasionally; from time to time
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- 然而 rán ér ㄖㄢˊ ㄦˊ jin4 ji4 however; but; yet
- 继而 繼而 jì ér ㄐㄧˋ ㄦˊ gai3 ji4 then
- 而且 ér qiě ㄦˊ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ji4 ce2 (not only ...) but also
- 而已 ér yǐ ㄦˊ ㄧˇ ji4 ji5 that's all
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
- 而言 ér yán ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ ji4 jin4 (typically preceded by 就…[jiu4 xx5] or 對…|对…[dui4 xx5] etc) as far as ... is concerned; speaking in terms of ...
- 进而 進而 jìn ér ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄦˊ zeon3 ji4 and then; and thereby; and in turn
- 一概而论 一概而論 yī gài ér lùn ㄧ ㄍㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jat1 koi3 ji4 leon6 to lump different matters together (idiom)
- 一般而言 yī bān ér yán ㄧ ㄅㄢ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ jat1 bun1 ji4 jin4 generally speaking
- 不得而知 bù dé ér zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄓ bat1 dak1 ji4 zi1 unknown
- 不约而同 不約而同 bù yuē ér tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄩㄝ ㄦˊ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 joek3 ji4 tung4 (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- 不翼而飞 不翼而飛 bù yì ér fēi ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ bat1 jik6 ji4 fei1 to disappear without trace
- 不辞而别 不辭而別 bù cí ér bié ㄅㄨˋ ㄘˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄧㄝˊ bat1 ci4 ji4 bit6 to leave without saying good-bye
- 似是而非 sì shì ér fēi ㄙˋ ㄕˋ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟ ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
- 半途而废 半途而廢 bàn tú ér fèi ㄅㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ ㄈㄟˋ bun3 tou4 ji4 fai3 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
Example sentences
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量力而行 。
Pace yourself.
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凡事 要 尽力而为 盡力而為 ， 更 要 量力而行 。
One needs to do their best in all things, and more importantly work within their abilities.
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买房 買房 要 量力而行 ， 但 也 要 把握 时机 時機 。
One needs to buy a house that's within one's means, but one also needs to grasp an opportunity.
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不能 过度 過度 运动 運動 ， 要 量力而行 ， 否则 否則 反而 对 對 身体 身體 造成 负面 負面 影响 影響 。
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.
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