大才小用 dà cái xiǎo yòng

lit. making little use of great talent

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. making little use of great talent
  2. 2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
才 cái HSK 3
(indicating sth happening later than expected)
小 xiǎo HSK 1
small; young; tiny
用 yòng HSK 3
to use; to employ; to have to