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Open the tool →就地取材 (jiù dì qǔ cái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to use readily available local materials or resources”.
就地取材 is pronounced jiù dì qǔ cái in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 就地取材 means “take materials on the spot”. It is used to mean “to use readily available local materials or resources”.
就:随。在本地找需要的材料。比喻不依靠外力,充分发挥本单位的潜力。