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坐视不理

zuò shì bù lǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8028aad42d2f6734. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

坐視不理 坐视不理 [zuo4 shi4 bu4 li3] /to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 坐視不理

  • 坐
    zuò

    to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit

    Zuò

    surname Zuo

  • 视
    shì

    (literary, or bound form) to look at

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 理
    lǐ

    texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.