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守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù — lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

shǒu (third tone, dipping) zhū (first tone, high and level) dài (fourth tone, falling) tù (fourth tone, falling)shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

    lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative

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