Definition
变废为宝 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to turn waste into treasure'. You use it metaphorically to describe creatively repurposing something useless or discarded into something useful and valuable. It's often applied to recycling, upcycling, or finding value in overlooked things.
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to turn waste into something valuableto recycle waste into treasure
Examples
- 变废为宝。Tā xuéhuì le rúhé biàn fèi wéi.He learned how to turn waste into treasure.
- 变废为宝，。Zhè jiā gōngsī shàncháng biàn fèi wéi, bǎ jiù cáiliào biàn chéng xīn chǎnpǐn.This company excels at turning waste into treasure, turning old materials into new products.
- 变废为宝，。Wǒmen yīnggāi tíchàng biàn fèi wéi, jiǎnshǎo zīyuán làngfèi.We should promote turning waste into treasure to reduce resource waste.
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