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坐观成败
坐觀成敗
zuòguānchéngbài
1. to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
2. to sit on the fence

Character Breakdown

坐
zuò
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
HSK 1 7 丶
观
guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
HSK 4 6 丶
成
chéng
to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
HSK 3 6 丶
败
bài
failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat
HSK 4 8 丶

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