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就地取材

jiù dì qǔ cái

4-character word

What 就地取材 means

1. to draw on local resources
2. using materials at hand

The characters in 就地取材

• 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then; (after a clause of action) as soon as…
• 地dìearth; ground; field
• 取qǔto take; to get; to choose
• 材cáimaterial; timber; ability

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