蓄势待发
xù​shì​dài​fā

to build up strength and wait for the right moment

  • created sense approved 蓄势待发/蓄勢待發 · xù​shì​dài​fā · to build up strength and wait for the right moment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    蓄势待发 / 蓄勢待發

    xù​shì​dài​fā

    to build up strength and wait for the right moment

    To accumulate power or energy and wait for a chance to act; used to describe being poised for action or ready to launch at any moment

    蓄势 (literal) → 蓄势/蓄勢 · xù​shì · to accumulate power 待发 (literal) → 待发/待發 · dài​fā · to be ready for departure

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense