Word: 大材小用 (dàcáixiǎoyòng) 大材小用 dictionary entry dàcáixiǎoyòng to use a talented person in a role far beneath their ability Full dictionary entry for 大材小用 Example sentences using 大材小用 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 电线杆子当筷子，大材小用 diànxiàngān zi dàng kuàizi, dàcáixiǎoyòng using a telegraph pole as chopsticks: big timber put to small use 高射炮打蚊子，大材小用 gāoshèpào dǎ wénzi, dàcáixiǎoyòng shooting a mosquito with an anti-aircraft gun: big material, small use