袖手旁观 袖手旁觀
袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 xiù shǒu páng guān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zau6 sau2 pong4 gun1 HSK 7-9
- to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
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袖
- 袖珍 xiù zhēn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄣ zau6 zan1 pocket-sized
- 领袖 領袖 lǐng xiù ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ling5 zau6 leader
- 套袖 tào xiù ㄊㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ tou3 zau6 sleeve cover
- 攘袖 rǎng xiù ㄖㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ joeng4 zau6 to roll up the sleeves
- 断袖 斷袖 duàn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun6 zau6 homosexual
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- 水袖 shuǐ xiù ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ seoi2 zau6 flowing sleeves (part of theatrical costume)
- 短袖 duǎn xiù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ dyun2 zau6 short sleeves
- 衣袖 yī xiù ㄧ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ji1 zau6 the sleeve of a garment
- 袖口 xiù kǒu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄡˇ zau6 hau2 cuff
- 袖套 xiù tào ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄠˋ zau6 tou3 sleeve cover
- 袖子 xiù zi ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ zau6 zi2 sleeve
- 袖扣 xiù kòu ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄡˋ zau6 kau3 cuff link
- 袖标 袖標 xiù biāo ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧㄠ zau6 biu1 armband
- 袖章 xiù zhāng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ zau6 zoeng1 armband (e.g. as part of uniform or to show status)
- 袖筒 xiù tǒng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄥˇ zau6 tung2 sleeve
- 袖箍 xiù gū ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨ zau6 ku1 armband
- 袖管 xiù guǎn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zau6 gun2 sleeve
- 袖箭 xiù jiàn ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zau6 zin3 spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
- 长袖 長袖 cháng xiù ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ coeng4 zau6 long sleeves
- 捋袖子 luō xiù zi ㄌㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ˙ㄗ lyut3 zau6 zi2 to push up one's sleeves
手
- 一手 yī shǒu ㄧ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 sau2 a skill
- 下手 xià shǒu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄡˇ haa6 sau2 to start
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 人手 rén shǒu ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ jan4 sau2 manpower
- 伸手 shēn shǒu ㄕㄣ ㄕㄡˇ san1 sau2 to reach out with one's hand
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- 凶手 兇手 xiōng shǒu ㄒㄩㄥ ㄕㄡˇ hung1 sau2 murderer
- 入手 rù shǒu ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ jap6 sau2 to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point")
- 两手 兩手 liǎng shǒu ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄡˇ loeng5 sau2 one's two hands
- 出手 chū shǒu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˇ ceot1 sau2 to dispose of
- 分手 fēn shǒu ㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ fan1 sau2 to part company
- 助手 zhù shǒu ㄓㄨˋ ㄕㄡˇ zo6 sau2 assistant; helper
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 失手 shī shǒu ㄕ ㄕㄡˇ sat1 sau2 a slip
- 好手 hǎo shǒu ㄏㄠˇ ㄕㄡˇ hou2 sau2 expert
- 射手 shè shǒu ㄕㄜˋ ㄕㄡˇ se6 sau2 archer
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 帮手 幫手 bāng shou ㄅㄤ ˙ㄕㄡ bong1 sau2 helper; assistant
- 得手 dé shǒu ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄡˇ dak1 sau2 to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
- 手册 手冊 shǒu cè ㄕㄡˇ ㄘㄜˋ sau2 caak3 manual; handbook
- 手动 手動 shǒu dòng ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ sau2 dung6 manual
旁
- 一旁 yī páng ㄧ ㄆㄤˊ jat1 pong4 aside
- 旁人 páng rén ㄆㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ pong4 jan4 other people
- 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥ pong4 ting1 to sit in on (proceedings)
- 旁观 旁觀 páng guān ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ pong4 gun1 spectator
- 旁边 旁邊 páng biān ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄢ pong4 bin1 side; adjacent place
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- 偏旁 piān páng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄆㄤˊ pin1 pong4 component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)
- 两旁 兩旁 liǎng páng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄆㄤˊ loeng5 pong4 both sides; either side
- 四旁 sì páng ㄙˋ ㄆㄤˊ sei3 pong4 nearby regions
- 在旁 zài páng ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄤˊ zoi6 pong4 alongside
- 形旁 xíng páng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄤˊ jing4 pong4 semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂 in 刻)
- 旁氏 Páng shì ㄆㄤˊ ㄕˋ pong4 si6 Pond's (brand of skin care products)
- 旁白 páng bái ㄆㄤˊ ㄅㄞˊ pong4 baak6 aside (theater)
- 旁皇 páng huáng ㄆㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ pong4 wong4 variant of 彷徨
- 旁系 páng xì ㄆㄤˊ ㄒㄧˋ pong4 hai6 collateral relative (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines)
- 旁证 旁證 páng zhèng ㄆㄤˊ ㄓㄥˋ pong4 zing3 circumstantial evidence
- 旁路 páng lù ㄆㄤˊ ㄌㄨˋ pong4 lou6 to bypass
- 旁门 旁門 páng mén ㄆㄤˊ ㄇㄣˊ pong4 mun4 side door
- 旁骛 旁騖 páng wù ㄆㄤˊ ㄨˋ to be inattentive
- 波旁 Bō páng ㄅㄛ ㄆㄤˊ bo1 pong4 Bourbon
- 声旁 聲旁 shēng páng ㄕㄥ ㄆㄤˊ sing1 pong4 phonetic component of Chinese character
观 觀
- 主观 主觀 zhǔ guān ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ zyu2 gun1 subjective
- 参观 參觀 cān guān ㄘㄢ ㄍㄨㄢ caam1 gun1 to visit (a place, e.g. museum or factory); to tour; to look around
- 可观 可觀 kě guān ㄎㄜˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ho2 gun1 worth seeing
- 壮观 壯觀 zhuàng guān ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zong3 gun1 spectacular
- 外观 外觀 wài guān ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ngoi6 gun1 outward appearance
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- 奇观 奇觀 qí guān ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢ kei4 gun1 spectacle; impressive sight
- 宏观 宏觀 hóng guān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄢ wang4 gun1 macro-
- 客观 客觀 kè guān ㄎㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ haak3 gun1 objective
- 微观 微觀 wēi guān ㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ mei4 gun1 micro-
- 悲观 悲觀 bēi guān ㄅㄟ ㄍㄨㄢ bei1 gun1 pessimistic
- 改观 改觀 gǎi guān ㄍㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄢ goi2 gun1 change of appearance
- 旁观 旁觀 páng guān ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ pong4 gun1 spectator
- 景观 景觀 jǐng guān ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ging2 gun1 landscape
- 乐观 樂觀 lè guān ㄌㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄢ lok6 gun1 optimistic; hopeful
- 直观 直觀 zhí guān ㄓˊ ㄍㄨㄢ zik6 gun1 direct observation
- 纵观 縱觀 zòng guān ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄢ zung3 gun1 to survey comprehensively
- 美观 美觀 měi guān ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ mei5 gun1 pleasing to the eye
- 观光 觀光 guān guāng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄍㄨㄤ gun1 gwong1 to tour
- 观察 觀察 guān chá ㄍㄨㄢ ㄔㄚˊ gun1 caat3 to observe; to watch; to survey
- 观念 觀念 guān niàn ㄍㄨㄢ ㄋㄧㄢˋ gun1 nim6 notion
Example sentences
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你 要是 不 答应 答應 的话 的話 ， 我 就 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
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只要 好人 袖手旁观 袖手旁觀 ， 恶人 惡人 就 会 會 得胜 得勝 。
As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.
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