力所能及

lìsuǒ-néngjí

idiom HSK 7-9 #14,637

Meanings

HSK 3

我会做一些力所能及的事情来帮助他们。

Wǒ huì zuò yìxiē lìsuǒ-néngjí de shìqing lái bāngzhù tāmen.

I will do what I can to help them.

HSK 5

每个人都应该为社会做力所能及的贡献。

Měigè rén dōu yīnggāi wèi shèhuì zuò lìsuǒ-néngjí de gòngxiàn.

Everyone should contribute to society to the best of their ability.

memory

Literally: "strength-that which-can-reach" - what your strength can reach. The opposite is 力不从心 (willing but unable).

grammar

Typically used as an attributive: 力所能及的事 (things within one's ability). Rarely used alone as a predicate.

力 lì

所 suǒ

能 néng

及 jí