就地取材

就
地
取
材
to draw on local resources / using materials at hand

Characters and words in 就地取材

就
jiù = ji + ou4
at once / right away / only / just (emphasis) / as early as / already / as soon as / then / in that case / as many as / even if / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / to suffer / subjected to / to accomplish / to take advantage of / to go with (of foods) / with regard to / concerning
就 = 京 + 尤 : Mnemonic symbol: somebody leaving the scene right away using jet packs.
就 = 京 + 尤 : Joan of Arc got a medal for having the most awesome underpants in the outhouse's bathroom. She is embarrassed for just wearing underpants anyway, so she leaves the scene on the spot using jet packs.
就
jiù = ji + ou4
(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then / (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly / only; as little as / as much as; as many as / to approach; to move towards / to undertake; to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to; concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
就
地
locally / on the spot
地
de = d + e5
-ly / structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct
地
dì = di + Ø4
earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4]
地 = 也 + 土 : Dorothy Gale (di) operates the excavator (也) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) to move a pile of dirt (土) out of the way.
取
qǔ = qu + Ø3
to take / to get / to choose / to fetch
取 = 又 + 耳 : Mnemonic symbol when used as component in other characters: a bloody ear.

When Mike Tyson was fighting against Evander Holyfield, he did not only beat Evander's ear (耳) with his boxing glove (又). Imagine this fight in the space station (Ø3) with cupid (qu) as referee fetching (取) a bloody ear flying through the space station.
取
材
to collect material
材
cái = c + ai2
material / timber / ability / aptitude / a capable individual / coffin (old)
材 = 才 + 木 : In the airplane, the King of Chu investigates a Christmas tree with his secret X-ray vision super power. He can see that the material the tree is made out of is not timber; instead, he sees that the tree has been 3D printed.

Words with 就地取材

就地取材 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 就地取材

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