坐以待毙

坐以待斃

zuòyǐ-dàibì

idiom #13,711

Meanings

1 to sit and wait for death
2 to resign oneself to one's fate
3 to await doom passively

Characters

in order to (literary)

Examples

我们不能坐以待毙，必须想办法。

Wǒmen bùnéng zuòyǐdàibì, bìxū xiǎng bànfǎ.

We can't just sit and wait for death — we have to think of a way out.

Tips

usage

Almost always used in the negative: 不能坐以待毙 (can't just sit and wait). It's a call to action against passivity.

Stroke Order

坐 zuò

以 yǐ

待 dài

毙 bì