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坐等
zuòděng
verb
#19,099
Meanings
1
to sit and wait
2
to passively wait for
Characters
坐
zuò
to sit
等
děng
to wait
Examples
拼音
EN
你
不能
坐等
机会
来
找
你
。
Nǐ bù néng zuòděng jīhuì lái zhǎo nǐ.
You can't just sit around waiting for opportunities to find you.
别
坐等
了
,
赶紧
行动
吧
!
Bié zuòděng le, gǎnjǐn xíngdòng ba!
Stop waiting around — hurry up and take action!
Tips
usage
坐等
carries a negative tone, implying passivity. Often used to criticize someone for not being proactive.
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坐
zuò
等
děng
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坐以待毙
zuòyǐdàibì
#13,711
to sit and wait for death / to resign oneself to one's fate / to await doom passively
等待
děngdài
HSK 3
#1,463
to wait / to wait for; to await
坐下
zuòxia
HSK 1
#1,080
to sit down
坐
zuò
HSK 1
#261
to sit / to take (a bus, train, plane)
坐坐
zuòzuo
#7,726
to sit for a while; to stay for a bit / to hang out briefly; to visit casually
等候
děnghòu
HSK 5
#5,277
to wait; to await
等到
děngdào
HSK 2
#5,585
to wait until / by the time
等等
děngděng
#243
wait a moment / and so on; et cetera
等
děng
HSK 2
#130
to wait / etc.; and so on / class; rank; grade
坐牢
zuòláo
#2,685
to be in prison / to serve time / to be jailed
坐等
zuòděng
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