# 守株待兔 (shǒuzhūdàitù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 守株待兔 (shǒuzhūdàitù) means “to wait idly for luck”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to wait idly for luck
- Pinyin: shǒuzhūdàitù (shou3 zhu1 dai4 tu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们要努力，不能守株待兔。
  Wǒmen yào nǔlì, bùnéng shǒuzhūdàitù.
  We must work hard and not wait idly for luck.

## Characters

- [守](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-guard/) (shǒu): to guard; to keep watch
- [株](https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-trees/) (zhū): (measure word) for trees
- [待](https://hanziro.com/word/dai-treat/) (dài): to treat; to wait for
- [兔](https://hanziro.com/word/tu-rabbit/) (tù): rabbit; hare

https://hanziro.com/word/shou-zhu-dai-tu-wait-idly-luck/

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