拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 10887th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

Characters

Character Meaning
拭 shì
to wipe
目 mù HSK 3
eye; item; list
以 yǐ HSK 2
to use; by means of; according to
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with