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坐視
简 坐视 · 繁 坐視Mandarin · pinyin zuò shì
Meanings
- to stand by and watch; to look on passively
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4–4 · zuo4 shi4
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verb
- to sit by and watch; to sit tight and look on; to sit and observe without participating or helping
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