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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 袖 | xiù | - sleeve - to tuck inside one's sleeve |
| 手 | 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] |
| 旁 | páng | - one side - other - different - lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc) |
| 观 | guàn | - surname Guan |
| 观 | guān | - to look at - to watch - to observe - to behold - to advise - concept - point of view - outlook |
| 观 | 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 |