袖手旁观

【袖手旁觀】

xiù shǒu páng guān

IDIOMS3 examples

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

他见朋友被欺凌，竟袖手旁观。

tā jiàn péngyǒu bèi qīlíng, jìng xiùshǒupángguān.

He saw his friends being bullied, yet he remained calm.

面对社会不公义，岂能袖手旁观？

miàn duì shèhuì bùgōng yì, qǐ néng xiùshǒupángguān?

Faced with social injustice, can we stand by and watch?

众人皆伸出援手，唯你袖手旁观。

zhòngrén jiē shēn chū yuánshǒu, wéi nǐ xiùshǒupángguān.

Everyone was there to help, but you were the only one standing by and watching.