取之不尽，用之不竭

Traditional: 取之不盡，用之不竭

qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié

Dictionary entry

limitless supply (of)

What does 取之不尽，用之不竭 mean?

取之不尽，用之不竭 (qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié) has the following dictionary meaning.

1limitless supply (of)

2inexhaustible

Character breakdown

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取qǔto take · to get 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 用yòngto use; to make use of; to employ · (coverb) with; using 竭jiéto exhaust

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How to pronounce 取之不尽，用之不竭

取之不尽，用之不竭

qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié

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