坐观成败 zuò guān chéng bài

to sit on the fence

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to sit on the fence
  2. 2. to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides

Characters

Character Meaning
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
观 guān HSK 4
point of view; concept; to watch
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
败 bài HSK 4
to fail; to lose (to an opponent); to defeat