Definition
物尽其用 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) meaning 'to make the most of every resource.' It is often used in contexts of efficiency, sustainability, and resource management — encouraging people to use things fully before discarding them. The structure is literal: 物 (things), 尽 (exhaust), 其 (their), 用 (use).
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to make the most of thingsto fully utilize resources
Examples
- 物尽其用，。Wǒmen yào xuéhuì wù jǐn, bú làngfèi rènhé zīyuán.We should learn to make the most of things and not waste any resources.
- ，物尽其用，。Zài zhège xiàngmù zhōng, wǒmen zuòdào le wù jǐn, yòng zuì shǎo de cáiliào wánchéng le rènwu.In this project, we made the most of things, completing the task with the least materials.
- 物尽其用。wù jǐn shì yì zhǒng zhídé tíchàng de shēnghuó tàidù.Making the most of things is a lifestyle attitude worth promoting.
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