Word information
Simplified守株待兔
Traditional守株待兔
Pinyinshǒuzhū-dàitù
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
守株待兔
shǒuzhū-dàitù · lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom); to wait idly for opportunities; to trust to chance rather than show initiative
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