旁观者清 páng guān zhě qīng

DEFINITIONS

  1. The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.

CHARACTERS

旁 páng
HSK 2
side; by side, close by, near
观 guān
HSK 4
see, observe, view; appearance
者 zhě
HSK 3
that which; he who; those who
清 qīng
HSK 3
clear, pure, clean; peaceful