坐以待毙
zuòyǐ-dàibìTraditional 坐以待斃
to sit and wait for death
Every meaning
zuòyǐ-dàibì
- to sit and wait for death
Its characters
- 坐zuòto sit
- 以yǐwith; by means of
- 待dàito wait; to await
- 毙bìto die (derog.)
Words with 坐
- 乘坐chéngzuòto ride in
- 平起平坐píngqǐ-píngzuòto be on an equal footing
- 坐享其成zuòxiǎng-qíchéngto reap the fruits of others' labor
- 席地而坐xídì-érzuòto sit on the ground
- 坐立不安zuòlì-bù’ānrestless
- 如坐针毡rúzuò-zhēnzhānon pins and needles
- 正襟危坐zhèngjīn-wēizuòto sit up straight and solemn
- 坐而论道zuò’ér-lùndàoto sit and talk theory without acting
Words with 以
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.