闲置

閒置

xiánzhì

verb HSK 7-9 #26,080

Meanings

1 to leave idle
2 to leave unused
3 to sit idle (of resources or assets)

Characters

idle, leisure, free

to place, to put, to set aside

Examples

HSK 5

大量土地被闲置，没有得到开发。

Dàliàng tǔdì bèi xiánzhì, méiyǒu dédào kāifā.

Large amounts of land were left idle without development.

HSK 5

不要让设备闲置，要充分利用。

Búyào ràng shèbèi xiánzhì, yào chōngfèn lìyòng.

Don't let equipment sit idle; make full use of it.

Tips

usage

闲置 is commonly used in economic and administrative contexts to describe underutilized land, equipment, or human resources.

Stroke Order

闲 xián

置 zhì