Dictionary/袖手旁观

袖手旁观 袖手旁觀

袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān

ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
HSK 7-9
1to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger

Characters

袖手旁观

Examples

nǐ你yào shi要是bù不dā ying答应de huà的话，wǒ我jiù就xiù shǒu páng guān袖手旁观。
你要是不答应的话，我就袖手旁观。
If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.
只要好人袖手旁观，恶人就会得胜。
As long as good people do nothing, evil will triumph.

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