守
株
待
兔

Lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) in Chinese: 守株待兔 (shǒu zhū dài tù)

shǒu zhū dài tù

lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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守
株
待
兔

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄓㄨ

zhū

ㄓ/ zhㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄉㄞˋ

dài

ㄉ/ dㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄨˋ

tù

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 做事不能守株待兔，要主动努力。

    zuò shì bù néng shǒu zhū dài tù， yào zhǔ dòng nǔ lì。

    You can't just wait idly for luck; you have to take the initiative.

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Related words

守

shǒu

to guard

待

dài

to wait

兔

tù

rabbit

株

zhū

tree trunk

待遇

dài yù

treatment

等待

děng dài

to wait

对待

duì dài

to treat

接待

jiē dài

to receive (a visitor)

期待

qī dài

to look forward to

兔子

tù zi

hare

招待

zhāo dài

to hold a reception

遵守

zūn shǒu

to comply with

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