Chinese Word: 量力而为 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

量 liàng 力 lì 而 ér 为 wéi (Trad.: 量力而為)

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

1		yǎn jing 眼睛 dà dù zi 大肚子 xiǎo 小、 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为。 The eye is bigger than the belly.
2		mǎi 买 dōng xi 东西 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为 ō 喔。 rì cháng 日常 shēng huó 生活 suǒ xū 所需 bú yào 不要 yòng 用 xìn yòng kǎ 信用卡 kāi xiāo 开销。 Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
3		yé ye 爷爷 shuō 说 yào 要 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为， bú yào 不要 gěi 给 zì jǐ 自己 tài duō 太多 yā lì 压力 … Rossy said: Duyan, don't push youself too much.
4		wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 de 的 gōng zī 工资 bù 不 gāo 高 ér qiě 而且 wǒ men 我们 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 dì fāng 地方 jiè qián 借钱。 wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为。 My salary isn't very large at the moment and we have nowhere to borrow much. We must cut our coat according to our cloth.
5		zài 在 jiā tíng 家庭 zāo shòu 遭受 jù biàn 巨变 shí 时， chuàng yè 创业 yào 要 jiǎng jiu 讲究 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为。 Don's overstretch your start-up in times of family upheaval.

1		yǎn jing 眼睛 dà dù zi 大肚子 xiǎo 小、 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为。 The eye is bigger than the belly.
2		mǎi 买 dōng xi 东西 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为 ō 喔。 rì cháng 日常 shēng huó 生活 suǒ xū 所需 bú yào 不要 yòng 用 xìn yòng kǎ 信用卡 kāi xiāo 开销。 Live within your budget; don't use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
3		yé ye 爷爷 shuō 说 yào 要 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为， bú yào 不要 gěi 给 zì jǐ 自己 tài duō 太多 yā lì 压力 … Rossy said: Duyan, don't push youself too much.
4		wǒ 我 xiàn zài 现在 de 的 gōng zī 工资 bù 不 gāo 高 ér qiě 而且 wǒ men 我们 yě 也 méi yǒu 没有 dì fāng 地方 jiè qián 借钱。 wǒ men 我们 bì xū 必须 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为。 My salary isn't very large at the moment and we have nowhere to borrow much. We must cut our coat according to our cloth.
5		zài 在 jiā tíng 家庭 zāo shòu 遭受 jù biàn 巨变 shí 时， chuàng yè 创业 yào 要 jiǎng jiu 讲究 liàng lì ér wéi 量力而为。 Don's overstretch your start-up in times of family upheaval.