守株待兔

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C2.

shǒuzhūdài ㄕㄡˇ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄞˋ ㄊㄨˋ

    • 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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