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取之不盡，用之不竭

简取之不尽，用之不竭 · 繁取之不盡，用之不竭

Mandarin · pinyin qǔ zhī bù jìn , yòng zhī bù jié

limitless supply (of)
inexhaustible

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取: qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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用: yòng · use, employ, apply, operate; use
竭: jié · put forth great effort; exhaust
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete

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