袖手旁观

wǒ men kàn dào sǔn hài guó jiā cái chǎn de xiàn xiàng bù néng xiù shǒu páng guān

我们看到损害国家财产的现象，不能袖手旁观。

We must not stand by with folded arms when people damage state property.

nǐ bù yīng gāi xiù shǒu páng guān rèn píng fá shù

你不应该袖手旁观，任凭伐树。

You shouldn't have just stood by and let those trees be chopped down.

guān jiàn wèn tí shì tā men huì xiù shǒu páng guān hái shì huì rǎo luàn xuǎn jǔ

关键问题是他们会袖手旁观还是会扰乱选举。

The key question was whether they would stand aside or would disrupt the elections.

kàn zhe tā shòu kǔ nǐ zěn néng xiù shǒu páng guān

看着他受苦，你怎能袖手旁观？

How can you sit back and watch him suffer?