量力而行

liàng lì ér xíng

to act within your means

Character by character

量liàng
measure

力lì
strength

而ér
and

行xíng
act

买房要量力而行，不要贷太多款。

Buy within your means; do not borrow too much.

Tone: positive (praise).

Learn this in Lesson 28 · HSK 5–6: 房子与婚姻 (Housing and marriage)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. This lesson is free.