袖手旁观 xiù shǒu páng guān

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

袖 xiù
HSK 6
sleeve; put something in sleeve
手 shǒu
HSK 2
hand
旁 páng
HSK 2
side; by side, close by, near
观 guān
HSK 4
see, observe, view; appearance