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Definition(s) for: 袖手旁观

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān - to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 7 7,382 35,884 38,010

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xiù- sleeve
- to tuck inside one's sleeve
shǒu- hand
- (formal) to hold
- person engaged in certain types of work
- person skilled in certain types of work
- personal(ly)
- convenient
- classifier for skill
- CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
páng- one side
- other
- different
- lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
guàn- surname Guan
guān- to look at
- to watch
- to observe
- to behold
- to advise
- concept
- point of view
- outlook
guàn- Taoist monastery
- palace gate watchtower
- platform

Other Words Containing 袖手旁观

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
袖手旁观 - 7 7,382 35,884 38,010