拭目以待(shì mù yǐ dài): lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom)
4 characters
lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- shì mù yǐ dài
- Meaning
- lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
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Related words
Common words sharing a character with 拭目以待 — tap one to open its word page.
mù目dì的
HSK 2purpose; aim; goal; target; objective
yǐ以shàng上
HSK 2that level or higher; that amount or more
jié节mù目
HSK 2(TV or radio) program; show
yǐ以xià下
HSK 2that level or lower
yǐ以qián前
HSK 2before
yǐ以wài外
HSK 2apart from
yǐ以hòu后
HSK 2after
yǐ以wéi为
HSK 2to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless r…
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