qū cái
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  • v.work beneath one's abilities; work at a job unworthy of one's talents

    • ràng tā dāng bù mén jīng lǐ tài qū cái le

      部门经理屈才

      It was really a waste of talent to appoint him only as a department manager.

    • nǐ dāng xiāo shòu jīng lǐ qū cái le

      销售经理屈才

      You're wasted as a sales manager.

    • tā zuò xiàn zài de gōng zuò qū cái

      现在工作屈才

      She's wasted in her present job.

Word usage

  • Note
    "屈才" cannot be written as "屈材".
  • "屈" and "才" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 认为自己

      He thought he did work unworthy of one's talents.

Chinese words with pinyin qu cai