束手待死 shùshǒudàisǐ to give up hope Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 束手 shùshǒu to give up resistance to stop resisting and submit or surrender; used in phrases like 束手就擒 shùshǒujiùqín and 束手待毙 shùshǒudàibì待 dài verb to wait to wait for; to await死 sǐ verb to die to die; to pass away; to perish