闲置

閒置

xiánzhì

verb #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

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.

不要让设备闲置，要充分利用。

Bùyào 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