守 shǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
守株待兔
shǒuzhūdàitù
to wait passively for gains; to trust to chance
Characters in this word
待 dāi
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 寺 court, office
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
兔 tù
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 公司只靠老办法吸引客户，无异于守株待兔。 Gōngsī zhǐ kào lǎo bànfǎ xīyǐn kèhù, wúyì yú shǒuzhūdàitù. A company relying only on old methods to attract customers is essentially waiting passively for luck.
- 天天在家守株待兔，是找不到好工作的，你得主动出去。 Tiāntiān zài jiā shǒuzhūdàitù, shì zhǎo bù dào hǎo gōngzuò de, nǐ děi zhǔdòng chūqù. Sitting at home every day waiting passively for luck won't land you a good job; you need to go out and take action.
- 他总梦想不劳动就能发财，这种守株待兔的心态要不得。 Tā zǒng mèngxiǎng bù láodòng jiù néng fācái, zhè zhǒng shǒuzhūdàitù de xīntài yàobùdé. He always dreams of getting rich without working; this attitude of trusting to chance just won't do.
Related words
- 保守 bǎoshǒu conservative
- 守 shǒu to guard; to follow
- 遵守 zūnshǒu to follow; to obey
- 防守 fángshǒu to defend; defence
- 坚守 jiānshǒu to hold fast to; to stick to; to defend
- 看守 kānshǒu to guard; to watch over
- 守候 shǒuhòu to wait for; to keep watch
- 守护 shǒuhù to guard; to protect
- 守信 shǒuxìn to keep one’s word; trustworthy
- 株 zhū measure word for plants
- 等待 děngdài to wait for
- 对待 duìdài to treat; to deal with