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量力而行

Mandarin · pinyin liàng lì ér xíng

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

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4–4–2–2 · liang4 li4 er2 xing2

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(idiomatic) to act according to one's capability; to weigh one's abilities and do it; cut one's coat according to one's cloth