Chinese Word: 坐以待毙 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

坐 zuò 以 yǐ 待 dài 毙 bì (Trad.: 坐以待斃)

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

1		tāng mǔ 汤姆 bù 不 yuàn yì 愿意 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 Tom would not await his doom.
2		jiē shòu 接受， bìng bù 并不 yì wèi 意味 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 Acceptance, however, does not mean inaction.
3		bú guò 不过， zhè 这 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 guǎng dōng shěng 广东省 zhèng zài 正在 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 But that doesn' t mean Guangdong Province is sitting idle.
4		yǔ cǐ tóng shí 与此同时， bǐ ēn 比恩 zhǐ néng 只能 zài 在 bǎo hù zhě 保护者 de 的 yuē shù 约束 zhī xià 之下 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 And in the meantime, Bean could only wait, pinned down by his protectors.
5		yǒu qián 有钱 de 的 jīng yīng 精英 men 们 zài 在 hàn wèi 捍卫 tā men 他们 de 的 lì yì 利益 shí 时 jué bù huì 决不会 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 Moneyed elites are no slouches when it comes to defending their interests.

1		tāng mǔ 汤姆 bù 不 yuàn yì 愿意 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 Tom would not await his doom.
2		jiē shòu 接受， bìng bù 并不 yì wèi 意味 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 Acceptance, however, does not mean inaction.
3		bú guò 不过， zhè 这 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 guǎng dōng shěng 广东省 zhèng zài 正在 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 But that doesn' t mean Guangdong Province is sitting idle.
4		yǔ cǐ tóng shí 与此同时， bǐ ēn 比恩 zhǐ néng 只能 zài 在 bǎo hù zhě 保护者 de 的 yuē shù 约束 zhī xià 之下 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 And in the meantime, Bean could only wait, pinned down by his protectors.
5		yǒu qián 有钱 de 的 jīng yīng 精英 men 们 zài 在 hàn wèi 捍卫 tā men 他们 de 的 lì yì 利益 shí 时 jué bù huì 决不会 zuò yǐ dài bì 坐以待毙。 Moneyed elites are no slouches when it comes to defending their interests.