取之不尽，用之不竭

qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié

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Definitions

1. limitless supply (of)
2. inexhaustible

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Child Words of 取之不尽，用之不竭

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 尽 尽 jǐn: to the greatest extent
• 取 取 qǔ: to take
• 用 用 yòng: to use
• 尽 尽 jìn: to use up
• 不尽 不尽 bù jìn: not completely
• 竭 竭 jié: to exhaust