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旁系
páng xì
Pinyin
Definition
旁系
-
páng xì
collateral relative (descended from a common ancestor but through different lines)
Character Decomposition
旁
亠
丷
冖
方
系
㇒
糸
Related Words
(20)
系
xì
1
to connect
2
to relate to
3
to tie up
4
to bind
5
to be (literary)
旁
páng
1
beside
2
one side
3
other
4
side
5
self
6
the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic
旁边
páng biān
1
lateral
2
side
3
to the side
4
beside
系列
xì liè
1
series
2
set
系统
xì tǒng
1
system
2
CL:個|个[gè]
联系
lián xì
1
variant of 聯繫|联系[lián xì]
关系
guān xi
1
relation
2
relationship
3
to concern
4
to affect
5
to have to do with
6
guanxi
7
CL:個|个[gè]
一旁
yī páng
1
aside
2
to the side of
一系列
yī xì liè
1
a series of
2
a string of
系数
xì shù
1
coefficient
2
factor
3
modulus
4
ratio
旁人
páng rén
1
other people
2
bystanders
3
onlookers
4
outsiders
旁白
páng bái
1
aside (theater)
2
voice-over
3
background narration
旁观
páng guān
1
spectator
2
non-participant
旁观者
páng guān zhě
1
observer
2
spectator
日系
Rì xì
1
Japanese section (of school)
2
Japanese-related (business)
没关系
méi guān xi
1
it doesn't matter
维系
wéi xì
1
to maintain
2
to keep up
3
to hold together
联系人
lián xì rén
1
contact (person)
体系
tǐ xì
1
system
2
setup
3
CL:個|个[gè]
世系
shì xì
1
lineage
2
genealogy
3
family tree
Idioms
(7)
拱手旁观
gǒng shǒu páng guān
1
to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
1
to make insinuations
2
to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
旁观者清
páng guān zhě qīng
1
The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The spectator sees more of the game.
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
1
dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
2
dissident group
当局者迷,旁观者清
dāng jú zhě mí , páng guān zhě qīng
1
The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
袖手旁观
xiù shǒu páng guān
1
to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
1
lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
2
fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
Sample Sentences