Meaning of 守株待兔
守株待兔 means to trust to chance and windfalls; to wait idly for luck. Pronounced shǒu zhū dài tù. HSK 7-9.
- to trust to chance and windfalls; to wait idly for luck
Definitions & Examples
Xué学
xí习
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
，
bù不
néng能
shǒu守
zhū株
dài待
tù兔
，
děng等
zhe着
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
zì自
jǐ己
diào掉
xià下
lái来
。
You must study hard; you can't just wait idly for good grades to fall into your lap.
Shì市
chǎng场
biàn变
huà化
hěn很
kuài快
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhǔ主
dòng动
chuàng创
xīn新
，
bù不
néng能
shǒu守
zhū株
dài待
tù兔
。
The market changes quickly; we must innovate actively and cannot just stick to old methods hoping for success.
Tā他
zhěng整
tiān天
huàn幻
xiǎng想
zhōng中
cǎi彩
piào票
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
jiù就
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
bǎn版
de的
shǒu守
zhū株
dài待
tù兔
。
He spends all day fantasizing about winning the lottery; it's practically a modern version of 'waiting by the stump for rabbits'.
Shǒu守
zhū株
dài待
tù兔
de的
xīn心
tài态
zài在
chuàng创
yè业
zhōng中
fēi非
cháng常
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
A mindset of waiting for luck is very dangerous in entrepreneurship.
Zhè这
ge个
jì计
huà划
tài太
bèi被
dòng动
le了
，
yǒu有
diǎn点
shǒu守
zhū株
dài待
tù兔
de的
yì意
si思
。
This plan is too passive; it smacks of just waiting for things to happen.