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Chinese Character/Word:
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 冷 | lěng | - surname Leng |
| 冷 | lěng | - cold |
| 眼 | 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 |
| 旁 | páng | - one side - other - different - lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc) |
| 观 | guàn | - surname Guan |
| 观 | guān | - to look at - to watch - to observe - to behold - to advise - concept - point of view - outlook |
| 观 | 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 |