取之不尽，用之不竭 in English qu3 zhi1 bu4 jin4 , yong4 zhi1 bu4 jie2 Meaning

Meanings

  • limitless supply (of)
  • inexhaustible

Simplified Characters

取 之 不 尽 ， 用 之 不 竭

Traditional Characters

取 之 不 盡 ， 用 之 不 竭

Pinyin

qu3 zhi1 bu4 jin4 , yong4 zhi1 bu4 jie2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

取qu3to take 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 不bu4(negative prefix) 尽jin3to the greatest extent ， 用yong4to use 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 不bu4(negative prefix) 竭jie2to exhaust