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束手待毙

shù shǒu dài bì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to wait helplessly for death (idiom)
  2. 2. to resign oneself to extinction

Child Words of 束手待毙

束手
shù shǒu

to have one's hands tied

待毙
dài bì

to await death

待
dài

to wait

待
dāi

to stay

束
shù

to bind

手
shǒu

hand