坐失良機 zuò shī liáng jī

DEFINITIONS

  1. to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

CHARACTERS

坐 zuò
HSK 1
sit; seat; ride, travel by
失 shī
HSK 4
lose; make mistake, neglect
良 liáng
HSK 5
good, virtuous, respectable
機 jī machine; moment, chance