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守株待兔，缘木求鱼
守株待兔，緣木求魚
shǒuzhūdàitù,yuánmùqiúyú
1.
to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical book of action
Character Breakdown
守
shǒu
to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
HSK 5
6 丶
株
zhū
root, stump; measure word for trees
HSK 6
10 丶
待
dài
to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait
HSK 5
9 丶
兔
tù
rabbit, hare
HSK 5
8 丶
缘
yuán
reason, cause; fate; margin, hem
HSK 6
12 丶
木
mù
tree; wood, lumber; wooden
HSK 5
4 丶
求
qiú
to seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg for
HSK 3
7 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2
8 丶
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