守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù

to wait idly for opportunities

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 22889th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to wait idly for opportunities
  2. 2. to trust to chance rather than show initiative
  3. 3. lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
守 shǒu HSK 5
to guard; to observe (rules or ritual); to abide by the law
株 zhū HSK 6
a plant; stump (tree root); tree trunk
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with
兔 tù HSK 5
rabbit; variant of 兔tù