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置若罔闻

zhì ruò wǎng wén

4-character word Traditional 置若罔聞

What 置若罔闻 means

1. to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

The characters in 置若罔闻

• 置zhìto install; to place; to put
• 若ruòto seem; like; as
• 罔wǎngto deceive; there is none; old variant of 网
• 闻wénto hear; news; well-known

Example sentences

• 约翰对我的建议置若罔闻。
  Yuēhàn duì wǒ de jiànyì zhìruòwǎngwén.
  John ignored my advice.
• 他对他们的请求置若罔闻。
  Tā duì tāmen de qǐngqiú zhìruòwǎngwén.
  He turned a deaf ear to their request.