束手待毙 shùshǒudàibì to wait helplessly for death 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待毙 待斃 dàibì to await death to await death; to be a sitting duck; to wait for one's end without resistance