材大难用 — “To be highly capable but unable to find a suitable position”
材大难用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be highly capable but unable to find a suitable position”. To possess great talent that is difficult to employ or appreciate. Literally, “Great timber/talent is hard to use”.
材大难用 Pronunciation and Pinyin
材大难用 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 材大难用
Idioms Related to 材大难用
Synonyms of 材大难用
More idioms starting with 材
- cái材yōu优gàn干jǐ济exceptionally talented and capable
- cái材jù剧zhì志dà大gifted and ambitious
- cái材shì士liàn练bīng兵brave and expert soldiers
- cái材dé德jiān兼bèi备possessing both ability and integrity
- cái材xiǔ朽xíng行huì秽lacking talent and moral integrity
- cái材shū疏zhì志dà大ambitious but lack talent
- cái材néng能jiān兼bèi备possess both talent and ability
- cái材mào茂xíng行jié洁talented and upright
- cái材mào茂xíng行jié絜talented and incorruptible
- cái材bó薄zhì质shuāi衰meager talent and weak aptitude
- cái材qīng轻dé德bó薄of meager talent and shallow virtue
- cái材xióng雄dé德mào茂exceptionally talented and virtuous
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →Questions about 材大难用
What does 材大难用 mean?
材大难用 (cái dà nán yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be highly capable but unable to find a suitable position”.
How do you pronounce 材大难用?
材大难用 is pronounced cái dà nán yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 材大难用 literally mean?
Literally, 材大难用 means “Great timber/talent is hard to use”. It is used to mean “to be highly capable but unable to find a suitable position”.
What is the Chinese definition of 材大难用?
原意是能力强难用于小事。后形容怀才不遇。