束手待毙 shù shǒu dài bì

to wait helplessly for death (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
  2. 2. to resign oneself to extinction

Characters

Character Meaning
束 shù HSK 3
to control; to bind; bundle
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
待 dài HSK 5
to wait; to treat; to deal with
毙 bì
to die; (suffix) to death; to reject