闲置 xiánzhì to leave something unused
to leave something unused; to lie idle
How to remember 闲置: 闲 fence + 置 to lay out = to leave something unused.
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How it is used
- Describes resources sitting idle and unused - 这些设备长期闲置 (zhèxiē shèbèi chángqī xiánzhì) this equipment has sat idle for a long time.
- Applies to assets: money, land, machinery,房子; implies waste of something that could be productive. Not used for idle people.
- Common in economics and secondhand-market talk (闲置物品 = pre-owned items you no longer use).