以逸待劳 yǐ yì dài láo

to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 70902nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to nurture one's strength and bide one's time (idiom)
  2. 2. to wait at one's ease for the exhausted enemy

Characters

Character Meaning
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
逸 yì
leisurely; outstanding; to escape
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with
劳 láo HSK 5
labor; to toil; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth)