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袖手旁观

xiù shǒu páng guānㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

Traditional: 袖手旁觀

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

袖手旁观 (xiù shǒu páng guān) means to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger.

Meaning(verb)

to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

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Stroke order

10 strokes

4 strokes

hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill

10 strokes

one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂, 亻 etc)

6 strokes