袖手旁观(xiù shǒu páng guān): to watch with folded arms (idiom)
to watch with folded arms (idiom)
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- xiù shǒu páng guān
- Meaning
- to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 袖手旁觀
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