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袖手旁观

Word

to stand and watch without helping

Traditional
袖手旁觀

xiù shǒu páng guān

xiu4shou3pang2guan1HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to stand and watch without helping
  2. to do nothing when someone needs your help

Examples

  • 别袖手旁观，快来帮我！

    bié xiù shǒu páng guān, kuài lái bāng wǒ

    Don't just stand there! Come and help me!

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他有困难，我们不能袖手旁观。

    tā yǒu kùn nan, wǒ men bù néng xiù shǒu páng guān

    He is in trouble; we can't just watch and do nothing.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 袖手旁观

袖xiù手shǒu旁páng观guān
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