旁观者 (páng guān zhě) — onlooker; bystander; spectator

Definition

Examples

• 事故发生时，很多旁观者只是看着，没有人帮忙。
  Shì gù fā shēng shí, hěn duō páng guān zhě zhǐ shì kàn zhe, méi yǒu rén bāng máng.
  When the accident happened, many bystanders just watched and no one helped.
• 旁观者未必能理解现场的紧迫感。
  páng guān zhě Wèi bì néng lǐ jiě xiàn chǎng de jǐn pò gǎn.
  Spectators may not understand the urgency of the scene.
• 不要当冷漠的旁观者，遇到困难要伸出援手。
  Bú yào dāng lěng mò de páng guān zhě, yù dào kùn nan yào shēn chū yuán shǒu.
  Don't be an indifferent onlooker — lend a hand when you encounter difficulties.