chōng
ěr
wén

idiom

Meaning of 充耳不闻

充耳不闻 means turn a deaf ear to; refuse to listen. Pronounced chōng ěr bù wén.

  • turn a deaf ear to; refuse to listen

Definitions & Examples

duì
suǒ
yǒu
de
píng
dōu
chōng
ěr
wén
 
xíng
 

He turned a deaf ear to all criticism and continued to do as he pleased.

Gōng
lǐng
dǎo
duì
yuán
gōng
de
qiú
chōng
ěr
wén
 
dǎo
zhì
shì
luò
 

The company leadership turned a deaf ear to the employees' reasonable demands, leading to low morale.

Zài
tǎo
lùn
huán
jìng
wèn
shí
 
men
néng
chōng
ěr
wén
 

We cannot turn a deaf ear when discussing environmental issues.

duì
de
tián
yán
chōng
ěr
wén
 
yīn
wèi
zhī
dào
zhēn
chéng
 

She turned a deaf ear to his sweet talk because she knew he was insincere.