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守株待兔，缘木求鱼【shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú】

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

守株待兔，缘木求鱼【shǒu zhū dài tù , yuán mù qiú yú】

to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits, and climb a tree to catch fish (idiom); without any practical course of action

守

HSK 4

含义defend, protect, guard, conserve

拼音shǒu

株

HSK 7-94

含义numerary adjunct for trees; root

拼音zhū

待

HSK 32

含义treat, entertain, receive; wait

拼音dài

兔

HSK 51

含义rabbit, hare

拼音tù

缘

HSK 6

含义hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

拼音yuán

木

HSK 31

含义tree; wood, lumber; wooden

拼音mù

求

HSK 22

含义seek; demand, request; beseech

拼音qiú

鱼

HSK 2

含义fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195

拼音yú