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量体裁衣
量體裁衣
liángtǐcáiyī
1. lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
2. To live within one's means.

Character Breakdown

量
liàng
measure, volume; amount, quantity
HSK 4 12 丶
体
tǐ
body; group, class; form, style, system
HSK 2 7 丶
裁
cái
to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment
HSK 5 12 丶
衣
yī
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (1)

看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kāncàichīfàn,liángtǐcáiyī
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure

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