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守株待兔

to wait for a windfall

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

shou3zhu1dai4tu4 • shǒuzhūdàitù

Meaning

Primary

to wait for a windfall

Alternatives

wait for a windfall, waits for a windfall, waiting for a windfall, waited for a windfall, to wait for luck, wait for luck

Mnemonic

守株待兔 To wait for a windfall is 守 to guard a 株 tree stump when looking for food and foolishly hope that a 兔 rabbit will 待 treat you to a meal by coming up to you and falling dead at your feet.

Usage

如果 你 只 守株待兔， 永远 不 会 成功。

If you only wait for a windfall, you will never succeed.

你 不 努力，就 只能 守株待兔。

If you don’t work hard, you can only wait for a windfall.

别 再 守株待兔 了， 快 去 找 工作！

Stop waiting for a windfall and go find a job!