# 旁观 (pángguān)

In Mandarin Chinese, 旁观 (pángguān) means “to look on; to stand by; spectator”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to look on; to stand by; spectator
- Pinyin: pángguān (pang2 guan1)
- Traditional: 旁觀
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要只在旁边旁观，快来帮忙！
  Bù yào zhǐ zài pángbiān pángguān, kuài lái bāngmáng!
  Don't just stand by and watch; come and help!

## Characters

- [旁](https://hanziro.com/word/pang-side/) (páng): side; beside
- 观 (guān): to look at; to watch

https://hanziro.com/word/pang-guan-look-on/

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