- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
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袖手旁观
袖手旁观
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#12280
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
中在旁边不动手，只是看着，不帮助zài pángbiān bù dòngshǒu, zhǐshì kànzhe, búbāngzhù
- ，。
He stood with his arms folded, watching from the sidelines and doing nothing.
COLLOCATIONS2 collocations
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)RADICAL
- 立(stand upright; stand straight)ASSOCIATIVE
Standing upright on one side, looking in one direction – that is beside.
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袖手旁观
Traditional袖手旁觀
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#12280
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
中在旁边不动手，只是看着，不帮助zài pángbiān bù dòngshǒu, zhǐshì kànzhe, búbāngzhù
- ，。
He stood with his arms folded, watching from the sidelines and doing nothing.
COLLOCATIONS2 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 手(hand (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 手 mimics the image of a hand with five fingers spread out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)RADICAL
- 立(stand upright; stand straight)ASSOCIATIVE
Standing upright on one side, looking in one direction – that is beside.
RELATED
SYNONYMS2
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