miss opportunity through delay; procrastinate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to miss (an opportunity) due to inaction or procrastination
formalFormal and literary usage. Often appears in the fixed phrase 因循坐误 (to drag one's feet and miss the opportunity).
Yīn因
xún循
zuò坐
wù误
，
huǐ悔
zhī之
wǎn晚
yǐ矣
。
To procrastinate and miss the opportunity—regret will come too late.
Qiè切
wù勿
zuò坐
wù误
zhàn战
jī机
。
By no means should we miss the opportunity for battle through inaction.
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Tā他
yīn因
yóu犹
yù豫
ér而
zuò坐
wù误
le了
jìn晋
shēng升
de的
jī机
huì会
。
He missed his chance for promotion because of hesitation.