袖手旁观 meaning in English
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
Meaning of 袖手旁观
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xiùshǒupángguān
- to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
袖手旁观 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。
As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
Stroke order for each character
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袖 xiù · sleeve · 10 strokes
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手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
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旁 páng · one side · 10 strokes
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观 guān · to observe · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 袖手旁观.
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 旁边 | pángbiān | side; adjacent place |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 观点 | guāndiǎn | point of view; viewpoint |
| 参观 | cānguān | to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around |
| 手表 | shǒubiǎo | wristwatch |
| 举手 | jǔshǒu | to raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal) |
| 手指 | shǒuzhǐ | finger |
| 观众 | guānzhòng | spectators; audience; visitors (to an exhibition etc) |
| 观察 | guānchá | to observe; to watch; to survey |
| 对手 | duìshǒu | opponent; rival |
| 选手 | xuǎnshǒu | athlete; contestant |
Questions about 袖手旁观
What does 袖手旁观 mean?
袖手旁观 (xiùshǒu-pángguān) means "to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger".
How do you write 袖手旁观?
袖手旁观 is made of 4 characters: 袖 (10 strokes), 手 (4 strokes), 旁 (10 strokes), 观 (6 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 袖手旁观 an HSK word?
Yes. 袖手旁观 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 袖手旁观 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 袖手旁观 is written 袖手旁觀.