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置若罔闻

Word · VerbTraditional置若罔聞

ignore; disregard; turn a deaf ear

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to ignore; to disregard; to turn a deaf ear to; to brush aside

formal

A formal idiom expressing deliberate indifference or refusal to acknowledge something, often used for ignoring advice, warnings, or criticism.

Tā他
duì对
wǒ我
de的
quàn劝
gào告
zhì置
ruò若
wǎng罔
wén闻
 ,
jié结
guǒ果
chī吃
le了
dà大
kuī亏
 。

He ignored my advice and ended up suffering a great loss.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
duì对
huán环
jìng境
wū污
rǎn染
wèn问
tí题
bù不
néng能
zhì置
ruò若
wǎng罔
wén闻
 。

The government cannot turn a deaf ear to environmental pollution issues.

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Jǐn尽
guǎn管
lǎo老
shī师
duō多
cì次
tí提
xǐng醒
 ,
tā他
yī依
jiù旧
duì对
zuò作
yè业
zhì置
ruò若
wǎng罔
wén闻
 。

Despite the teacher's repeated reminders, he continued to ignore his homework.