Definition

1. Verb:
   • To self-assess / to self-evaluate: To examine and judge one's own abilities, strengths, or performance.
   • To know one's own limits / to be self-aware: To have a realistic understanding of one's own capacity or position.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trước khi nhận việc, anh ta biết tự lượng sức mình. (Before taking the job, he knew how to self-assess his capabilities.)
  • Cô ấy tự lượng thấy mình chưa đủ kinh nghiệm cho vị trí đó. (She self-evaluated and saw she didn't have enough experience for that position.)
  • Hãy tự lượng trước khi thách thức đối thủ mạnh hơn. (Know your own limits before challenging a stronger opponent.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in contexts of personal development, career planning, or competitive situations to advise prudence and self-awareness.
• It carries a connotation of wisdom and humility, suggesting one should not overestimate oneself.

Variants and Related Words

• Tự đánh giá (v): to self-assess, to self-evaluate. A more general and commonly used synonym.
• Tự xét (v): to self-examine, to introspect.

Synonyms

• To self-evaluate: To assess oneself.
• To gauge one's own ability: To measure one's own capacity.
• To know one's place: To understand one's position or limitations (can be idiomatic).

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Biết người biết ta, trăm trận trăm thắng: Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat. This proverb emphasizes the importance of self-assessment ("know yourself") alongside understanding others.
• Tự lượng sức mình: A common phrase meaning "to weigh/measure one's own strength," which is the core concept of the verb.