袖手旁观 xiùshǒupángguān HSK7 to watch with folded arms Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiùshǒupángguān to watch with folded arms To look on unconcerned without lifting a finger; to stay out of a matter and not get involved. Frequency Movie subtitles 6.14 per million appears in 3% of films Written text 1.07 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Antonym 拔刀相助 bádāoxiāngzhùSynonym 置身事外 zhìshēnshìwài隔岸观火 gé'ànguānhuǒ冷眼旁观 lěngyǎnpángguān作壁上观 zuòbìshàngguānReferenced by 坐观成败 zuòguānchéngbài Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiùshǒupángguān to watch with folded arms To look on unconcerned without lifting a finger; to stay out of a matter and not get involved. Frequency Movie subtitles 6.14 per million appears in 3% of films Written text 1.07 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Antonym 拔刀相助 bádāoxiāngzhùSynonym 置身事外 zhìshēnshìwài隔岸观火 gé'ànguānhuǒ冷眼旁观 lěngyǎnpángguān作壁上观 zuòbìshàngguānReferenced by 坐观成败 zuòguānchéngbài Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
