不闻不问

不聞不問

bùwén-bùwèn

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 jiālǐ de shì bùwén-bùwèn.

He shows no interest in family matters.

领导对员工的困难不闻不问。

Lǐngdǎo duì yuángōng de kùnnan bùwén-bùwèn.

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