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袖手旁观
繁體 袖手旁觀
xiù shǒu páng guānxiu4 shou3 pang2 guan1
HSK 3.0 · 7freq #21,626v
释义Meanings
  1. 1.to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
汉字Characters
xiù
sleeve
radical: 衤
decomp: ⿰衤由
shǒu
hand
radical: 手
páng
side; beside, close, nearby
radical: 方
decomp: ⿱立方
guān
to observe, to spectate; appearance, view
radical: 见
decomp: ⿰又见
例句Examples
  • 她什么也不做，只是袖手旁观。
    tā shénme yě bù zuò ， zhǐshì xiùshǒupángguān 。
    She does not do anything, just stand idly by.
    HSK ≤ 7
  • 你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
    nǐ yàoshi bù dāying dehuà ， wǒ jiù xiùshǒupángguān 。
    If you do not fulfill it, I'll stand by.
    HSK ≤ 7