zuò​děng

be passive

坐等 zuò​děng
be passive verb
to sit back and wait for success or an opportunity instead of taking action

He sits at home all day waiting for good luck to come his way, yet he's never willing to go out and look for a job.

sit and wait verb
to sit and wait literally or physically

He sat and waited in the waiting room all day long.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.19 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
6.56 per million

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