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坐视不理

坐视不理 zuò shì bù lǐ to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
坐 Zuò surname Zuo
坐 zuò to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座
坐视 zuò shì to stand by and watch; to look on passively
 视 shì variant of 视 / variant of 示
 视 shì old variant of 视
 视 shì (literary, or bound form) to look at
  不 bù no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
  不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore
   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
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