Lingaku- to sit and wait
- (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to sit and wait
- to be passive
This phrase describes a state of inaction where one waits for something to happen without taking any proactive steps.
He always sits back and waits for opportunities, unwilling to take initiative.
In this context, it implies a lack of initiative or effort in pursuing goals or opportunities, indicating a more negative connotation.
Just sitting back and waiting won't help you achieve success.
She always waits for others to help her instead of solving problems by herself.
Generated collocations (experimental)
zuò děng坐等jī huì机会to sit back and wait for an opportunityzuò děng坐等jiē guǒ结果to passively wait for the resultzuò děng坐等Chéng gōng成功to wait idly for successzuò děng坐等xiāo xi消息to wait passively for newszuò děng坐等gǎi biàn改变to wait without action for changezuò děng坐等huí yìng回应to sit and wait for a responsezuò děng坐等xíng dòng行动to wait doing nothing for actionzuò děng坐等chū fā出发to wait passively to set offzuò děng坐等zhuǎn jī转机to patiently wait for a turn of eventszuò děng坐等jiě jué解决to wait without effort for resolution