守株待兔

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)

   • wǒmenbùnéngshǒuzhūdàitù.

     我们不能守株待兔。🔊

     We cannot sit idle and wait for things to fall into our laps.

2. 貳动verb

   to wait idly for opportunities

   • wǒmenbùnéngshǒuzhūdàitù.

     我们不能守株待兔。🔊

     We cannot sit passively waiting for luck to come to us.

3. 參动verb

   to trust to chance rather than show initiative

   • wǒmenbùnéngshǒuzhūdàitù.

     我们不能守株待兔。🔊

     We cannot sit and wait for good fortune to come to us.