Chinese Word: 置若罔闻 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		zhè xiē 这些 jǐng gào 警告 bèi 被 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻， jié guǒ 结果 wēi jī 危机 lái le 来了。 But these warnings were ignored, and the crisis came.
2		tā 他 rèn wéi 认为 tā 他 zhǎng kòng 掌控 zhe 着 yí qiè 一切， duì 对 qí tā 其他 shì 事 dōu 都 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻。 He thinks he's in charge and everything else falls on deaf ears.
3		dà tí qín 大提琴 shì fǒu 是否 jiē shòu 接受 le 了 zhè ge 这个 huí dá 回答， hái shi 还是 duì 对 qí 其 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻？ Is the cello listening to the answer, or is it oblivious?
4		duì 对 péng you 朋友 de 的 tòng kǔ 痛苦 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻 de 的 rén 人， duì 对 gè rén 个人 de 的 lì yì 利益 fēi cháng 非常 zhù yì 注意。 Men are awake enough to their own interests, who turn a deaf ear to their friends' distress.
5		duì 对 lìng yī fāng 另一方 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻。 yào 要 xī wàng 希望 dá chéng 达成 yí zhì 一致 jiù 就 xū yào 需要 jìn liàng 尽量 duō 多 de 地 liǎo jiě 了解 duì fāng 对方 de 的 lì chǎng 立场。 Tuning out the other party. You need to understand his or her position as well as you can if you hope to reach an agreement.

1		zhè xiē 这些 jǐng gào 警告 bèi 被 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻， jié guǒ 结果 wēi jī 危机 lái le 来了。 But these warnings were ignored, and the crisis came.
2		tā 他 rèn wéi 认为 tā 他 zhǎng kòng 掌控 zhe 着 yí qiè 一切， duì 对 qí tā 其他 shì 事 dōu 都 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻。 He thinks he's in charge and everything else falls on deaf ears.
3		dà tí qín 大提琴 shì fǒu 是否 jiē shòu 接受 le 了 zhè ge 这个 huí dá 回答， hái shi 还是 duì 对 qí 其 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻？ Is the cello listening to the answer, or is it oblivious?
4		duì 对 péng you 朋友 de 的 tòng kǔ 痛苦 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻 de 的 rén 人， duì 对 gè rén 个人 de 的 lì yì 利益 fēi cháng 非常 zhù yì 注意。 Men are awake enough to their own interests, who turn a deaf ear to their friends' distress.
5		duì 对 lìng yī fāng 另一方 zhì ruò wǎng wén 置若罔闻。 yào 要 xī wàng 希望 dá chéng 达成 yí zhì 一致 jiù 就 xū yào 需要 jìn liàng 尽量 duō 多 de 地 liǎo jiě 了解 duì fāng 对方 de 的 lì chǎng 立场。 Tuning out the other party. You need to understand his or her position as well as you can if you hope to reach an agreement.