守株待兔，緣木求魚 shǒu zhū dài tù ， yuán mù qiú yú

DEFINITIONS

  1. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

CHARACTERS

守 shǒu
HSK 5
defend, protect, guard, conserve
株 zhū
HSK 6
numerary adjunct for trees; root
待 dài
HSK 5
treat, entertain, receive; wait
兔 tù
HSK 5
rabbit, hare
緣 yuán hem, margin; reason, cause; karma, fate
木 mù
HSK 5
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
求 qiú
HSK 3
seek; demand, request; beseech
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195