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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 旁观

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
旁观 páng guān - spectator
- non-participant

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
- 8 13,215 29,579 21,655

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
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 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
袖手旁观 - 7 7,382 35,884 38,010
旁观者 - - 11,678 22,167 15,360
旁观 - 8 13,215 29,579 21,655
冷眼旁观 - - 29,622 47,222 35,425
旁观者清 - - 39,453 67,077 39,456