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Definition(s) for: 冷眼旁观

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
冷眼旁观 lěng yǎn - páng guān - (idiom) to observe with an indifferent attitude; to be a bystander (usually referring to someone who could get involved but chooses not to)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 29,622 47,222 35,425

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
lěng- surname Leng
lěng- cold
yǎn- eye (CL:隻|只[zhi1],雙|双[shuang1])
- (often used with 一[yi1]) a look; a glance
- small hole
- (bound form) salient point
- classifier for wells, cave-dwellings etc
páng- one side
- other
- different
- lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
guàn- surname Guan
guān- to look at
- to watch
- to observe
- to behold
- to advise
- concept
- point of view
- outlook
guàn- Taoist monastery
- palace gate watchtower
- platform

Other Words Containing 冷眼旁观

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
冷眼旁观 - - 29,622 47,222 35,425