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束手待死
shù​shǒu​dài​sǐ

to give up hope

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 束手 shù​shǒu
    to give up resistance
    to stop resisting and submit or surrender; used in phrases like 束手就擒 shù​shǒu​jiù​qín and 束手待毙 shù​shǒu​dài​bì
  2. 待 dài verb
    to wait
    to wait for; to await
  3. 死 sǐ verb
    to die
    to die; to pass away; to perish