坐享其成

zuòxiǎng-qíchéng
idiom #29,898

Meanings

  1. 1 to reap where one has not sown
  2. 2 to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor
  3. 3 to benefit without effort

Examples

HSK 2
Wǒmen bùnéng zuòxiǎng-qíchéng, yào kào zìjǐ nǔlì.
We cannot just sit back and enjoy what others achieved - we must work hard ourselves.
HSK 6
Tā zǒngshì zuòxiǎng-qíchéng, cóngbù cānyù shíjì gōngzuò.
He always reaps what others have sown and never participates in the actual work.

Tips

memory
(to sit) + (to enjoy) + (their/its) + (achievements). Imagine someone sitting comfortably in a chair enjoying the rewards that others worked hard to achieve.

Stroke Order

zuò
xiǎng
chéng