做一天和尚撞一天鐘 zuò yī tiān hé shang zhuàng yī tiān zhōng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. as a monk for today, toll today's bell (idiom)
  2. fig. to do one's job mechanically
  3. to hold a position passively

CHARACTERS

做 zuò
HSK 1
work, make; act
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
和 hé
HSK 1
harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
尚 shang
HSK 5
still, yet; even; fairly, rather
撞 zhuàng
HSK 5
knock against, bump into, collide
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial
鐘 zhōng clock; bell