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坐观成败

zuòguānchéngbài

Traditional: 坐觀成敗

to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence

Character Breakdown

坐
zuò
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
HSK 1
观
guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
HSK 4
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4

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