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袖手旁观

xiùshǒu-pángguān

Traditional: 袖手旁觀

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

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Meaning of 袖手旁观 in English

xiùshǒu-pángguānHSK 7–9Syllabus #10030
  1. to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Example sentences

  1. 只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。
    zhǐ yào hǎo rén xiù shǒu páng guān， è rén jiù huì dé shèng。
    As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
    Tatoeba #1477294 by GlossaMatik · #1477305 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Characters

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HSK words with 袖

袖子HSK 6领袖HSK 7–9袖珍HSK 7–9
手 on its own →
shǒu · hand

HSK words with 手

手机HSK 1手HSK 2手表HSK 2洗手间HSK 2歌手HSK 4动手HSK 5对手HSK 5二手HSK 5分手HSK 5手段HSK 5
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HSK words with 旁

旁边HSK 2旁人HSK 7–9偏旁HSK 7–9一旁HSK 7–9
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HSK words with 观

参观HSK 4观看HSK 4观众HSK 4观察HSK 5观点HSK 5观念HSK 5客观HSK 5乐观HSK 5外观HSK 5主观HSK 5

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences