Word: 守株待兔 (shǒuzhūdàitù)

守株待兔 dictionary entry

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

Full dictionary entry for 守株待兔

Example sentences using 守株待兔

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找工作不能守株待兔。

Zhǎo gōngzuò bùnéng shǒuzhūdàitù.

You can't just sit around waiting for a job to come to you.
机会不会自己来，别守株待兔！

Jīhuì búhuì zìjǐ lái, bié shǒuzhūdàitù!

Opportunities won't come by themselves, so don't just sit and wait!