Read Edit View history 袖手旁观 xiùshǒupángguān HSK7 to watch with folded arms Origin Definitions Defs 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)