旁观者 (pángguānzhě): bystander

Measure Word

一个旁观者 gè

Meanings

1 bystander
2 onlooker
3 spectator

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

不要只做旁观者，快来帮忙！

Bùyào zhǐ zuò pángguānzhě, kuài lái bāngmáng!

Don't just stand by and watch, come help!

HSK 6

旁观者清，当局者迷。

Pángguānzhě qīng, dāngjúzhě mí.

The bystander sees clearly; the one involved is confused.

Tips

culture

旁观者清，当局者迷 is a famous proverb meaning outsiders can see things more clearly than those directly involved.

Stroke Order

旁 páng

观 guān

者 zhě

Related Words

旁观 pángguān HSK 7-9 #13,215

to look on / to watch from the sidelines / to be a bystander

袖手旁观 xiùshǒu-pángguān HSK 7-9 #7,382

to stand by with folded arms / to look on without lifting a finger; to be a bystander

冷眼旁观 lěngyǎn-pángguān #29,622

to observe with cold detachment / to look on with indifference / to be an aloof bystander

旁 páng HSK 5 #2,889

side; beside / other

旁边 pángbiān HSK 1 #1,356

beside / next to / nearby

两者 liǎngzhě #4,432

both / the two / both parties

探索者 tànsuǒzhě #4,431

explorer / seeker

乐观 lèguān HSK 3 #4,341

optimistic / hopeful

患者 huànzhě HSK 6 #4,322

patient (medical) / sufferer (of a disease)

作者 zuòzhě HSK 3 #4,291

author / writer / creator