estimate one's ability
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to estimate one's own ability or capacity
Often used in negative constructions such as 不知自量 (overestimate oneself) or 自不量力 (beyond one's ability).
Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
bù不
zhī知
zì自
liàng量
，
jìng竟
rán然
xiǎng想
tiǎo挑
zhàn战
shì世
jiè界
guàn冠
jūn军
。
He really doesn't know his own limitations, actually wanting to challenge the world champion.
Wǒ我
zì自
liàng量
hái还
néng能
shèng胜
rèn任
zhè这
xiàng项
gōng工
zuò作
，
qǐng请
lǐng领
dǎo导
fàng放
xīn心
。
I estimate that I can still handle this job, so please don't worry, leader.
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Nǐ你
zuì最
hǎo好
zì自
liàng量
yī一
xià下
，
kàn看
néng能
bù不
néng能
àn按
shí时
wán完
chéng成
zhè这
ge个
rèn任
wù务
。
You'd better assess your own ability to see if you can complete this task on time.