暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān wù

DEFINITIONS

  1. to waste natural resources recklessly
  2. not to know how to use things sparingly

CHARACTERS

暴 bào
HSK 6
violent, brutal, tyrannical
殄 tiǎn to end; to exterminate
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
物 wù
HSK 3
thing, substance, creature