守株緣木 shǒu zhū yuán mù

wait lazily for luck; use the wrong way to seek

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. abbr. for 守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tù，守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tù，缘木求鱼yuán mù qiú yú[shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4 , yuan2 mu4 qiu2 yu2]

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
緣 yuán
fate; predestined affinity; reason
木 mù HSK 5
tree; wood; wooden