坐失良機 zuò shī liáng jī

miss a good chance; waste an opportunity

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
良 liáng HSK 5
good; very; very much
機 jī
machine; engine; opportunity