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拭目而待
shì​mù'ér​dài

to wait and see

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
拭目而待 shì​mù'ér​dài
to wait and see
to wipe one's eyes and wait; used to describe waiting for something with great expectation or watching closely for how a situation develops

Frequency

Written text
0.004 per million

Cross-References

Same as

  • 拭目以待 shì​mù​yǐ​dài
  • 拭目以俟 shì​mù​yǐ​sì

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)