Chinese word dictionary

束手待毙

shù shǒu dài bì · to wait helplessly for death (idiom); to resign oneself to extinction

Word information

Simplified束手待毙
Traditional束手待斃
Pinyinshù shǒu dài bì
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 束手待毙

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