Chinese Word: 守株待兔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔。 They were waiting for him.
2		nà ge 那个 shī yè zhě 失业者 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔， děng dài 等待 jī huì 机会。 The jobless man did nothing but wait for his chance.
3		zuì hòu 最后 zài 在 méi yǒu 没有 bàn fǎ 办法 de 的 qíng kuàng xià 情况下， zhǐ yǒu 只有 ràng 让 jiā zhǎng 家长 huí jiā 回家 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔。 Finally, there is no way in the circumstances, only waiting for parents to go home.
4		ài qíng 爱情 cháng cháng 常常 bù shǔ yú 不属于 nà xiē 那些 qióng zhuī bù shě 穷追不舍 de 的 liè rén 猎人， ér 而 shǔ yú 属于 nà xiē 那些 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔 de 的 rén 人。 Love doesn't belong to those hunters who follow up very closely, but belongs to those who wait for windfalls.
5		mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì 马克思主义 rèn wéi 认为 shè huì zhǔ yì 社会主义 bì jiāng 必将 dào lái 到来 bù 不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 wǒ men 我们 kě yǐ 可以 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔。 Marx does not think that the inevitability of socialism means we can all stay in bed.

1		tā men 他们 zhèng zài 正在 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔。 They were waiting for him.
2		nà ge 那个 shī yè zhě 失业者 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔， děng dài 等待 jī huì 机会。 The jobless man did nothing but wait for his chance.
3		zuì hòu 最后 zài 在 méi yǒu 没有 bàn fǎ 办法 de 的 qíng kuàng xià 情况下， zhǐ yǒu 只有 ràng 让 jiā zhǎng 家长 huí jiā 回家 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔。 Finally, there is no way in the circumstances, only waiting for parents to go home.
4		ài qíng 爱情 cháng cháng 常常 bù shǔ yú 不属于 nà xiē 那些 qióng zhuī bù shě 穷追不舍 de 的 liè rén 猎人， ér 而 shǔ yú 属于 nà xiē 那些 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔 de 的 rén 人。 Love doesn't belong to those hunters who follow up very closely, but belongs to those who wait for windfalls.
5		mǎ kè sī zhǔ yì 马克思主义 rèn wéi 认为 shè huì zhǔ yì 社会主义 bì jiāng 必将 dào lái 到来 bù 不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 wǒ men 我们 kě yǐ 可以 shǒu zhū dài tù 守株待兔。 Marx does not think that the inevitability of socialism means we can all stay in bed.