袖手旁观

xiùshǒu-pángguān

Nível HSK 3.0 7

Definições

1. to stand by with folded arms

Relações entre palavras

Antônimos

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• 参与 cān yù 参与 cān yù to participate (in sth) cānyù, to participate: to participate (in sth)

Palavras relacionadas

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• 冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān 冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn páng guān the cool eye of a bystander lěngyǎn-pángguān, watch coldly without participating, stronger sense of indifference: the cool eye of a bystander

Notas de uso

Colocações

Often used with 不能/不要 (bùnéng/bùyào) to urge involvement: 我们不能袖手旁观 (we can't just stand by).

Formalidade

袖手旁观 is a formal, literary idiom used in both written and formal spoken contexts; it may sound overly dramatic in casual conversation.

Frases de exemplo

1 exibidas

我不能 袖手旁观 。

I cannot just stand by and do nothing.

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Palavras componentes de 袖手旁观

• 手 手 shǒu: hand
• 旁 旁 páng: one side
• 旁观 旁观 páng guān: spectator
• 袖 袖 xiù: sleeve
• 观 观 guān: to look at
• 观 观 guàn: Taoist monastery