zuò
guān
chéng
bài

idiom
common

Meaning of 坐观成败

坐观成败 means to sit back and watch others' success or failure without lifting a finger; to adopt a wait-and-see attitude. Pronounced zuò guān chéng bài.

  • to sit back and watch others' success or failure without lifting a finger; to adopt a wait-and-see attitude

Definitions & Examples

Zài
péng
you
dào
kùn
nan
shí
 
men
néng
zuò
guān
chéng
bài
 
yīng
gāi
shēn
chū
yuán
shǒu
 

When friends encounter difficulties, we cannot just sit back and watch from the sidelines; we should lend a helping hand.

Miàn
duì
zhè
chǎng
shāng
jìng
zhēng
 
gōng
dōu
yuàn
zuò
guān
chéng
bài
 
fēn
fēn
cǎi
xíng
dòng
 

Faced with this business competition, major companies are unwilling to remain on the sidelines and have taken action one after another.

Zuò
wéi
tuán
duì
de
yuán
 
zuò
guān
chéng
bài
shì
rèn
de
biǎo
xiàn
 

As a member of the team, sitting back and watching others' success or failure is an irresponsible display.