力所能及

力所能及 lìsuǒnéngjí in a sentence

Do everything in one's power

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

力所能及 (lìsuǒnéngjí) means Do everything in one's power. Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

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他做了一些 力所能及 的事。

Tā zuò le yìxiē lìsuǒnéngjí de shì.

He did what lay within his power.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力所能及

帮忙要量力,做 力所能及 的就好。

Bāngmáng yào liànglì, zuò lìsuǒnéngjí de jiù hǎo.

Help within your means; doing what you can is enough.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力所能及

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