waste of talent; underutilization
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to waste one's talent on a petty job; to not utilize one's abilities fully
Describes a situation where a person with great abilities is assigned to work that does not require such skills, resulting in wasted potential.
Ràng让
tā他
zuò做
zhè这
zhǒng种
jiǎn简
dān单
de的
gōng工
zuò作
，
zhēn真
shì是
qū屈
cái才
le了
。
Having him do such simple work is really a waste of his talent.
Nǐ你
zài在
zhè这
lǐ里
gōng工
zuò作
shì是
qū屈
cái才
le了
，
yīng应
gāi该
qù去
gèng更
dà大
de的
píng平
tái台
fā发
zhǎn展
。
You are wasting your talents working here; you should go to a bigger platform to develop.
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Zhè这
me么
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
rén人
cái才
zuò做
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
shì事
，
tài太
qū屈
cái才
le了
。
For such an outstanding talent to do such trivial matters is too great a waste.
Tā他
jué觉
de得
zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
xiǎo小
gōng公
sī司
gōng工
zuò作
shì是
qū屈
cái才
。
He feels that working at such a small company is a waste of his abilities.