坐視不理 zuò shì bù lǐ

to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
視 shì
to look at; to regard; to inspect
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
理 lǐ HSK 3
reason; to manage; to handle