不闻不问

不聞不問

bùwénbùwèn

idiom #19,208

Meanings

1 to show no interest in; to be indifferent to
2 to turn a blind eye; to neither hear nor ask

Characters

Examples

他对家里的事不闻不问。

Tā duì jiā lǐ de shì bùwénbùwèn.

He shows no interest in family matters.

领导对员工的困难不闻不问。

Lǐngdǎo duì yuángōng de kùnnan bùwénbùwèn.

The boss is indifferent to the employees' difficulties.

Tips

memory

不闻 (don't hear) + 不问 (don't ask) — deliberately neither hearing nor asking about something. Complete willful ignorance.

Stroke Order

不 bù

闻 wén

问 wèn