人盡其材 rén jìn qí cái

employ one's talent to the fullest

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. employ one's talent to the fullest
  2. 2. everyone gives of their best
  3. 3. also written 人盡其才rén jìn qí cái

Characters

Character Meaning
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
盡 jìn
entirely; all; to the utmost
其 qí HSK 3
its; their; it (refers to sth preceding it)
材 cái HSK 4
material; timber; ability