坐视不理

Traditional: 坐視不理

zuò shì bù lǐ

Dictionary entry

to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

What does 坐视不理 mean?

坐视不理 (zuò shì bù lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

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坐Zuòsurname Zuo 视shìvariant of 視|视[shi4] · variant of 示[shi4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-理lǐtexture · grain (of wood)

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坐视不理

zuò shì bù lǐ

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