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充耳不闻

充耳不聞
chōng'ěr-bùwén
idiom #27,790

Meanings

  1. 1 to turn a deaf ear to
  2. 2 to plug one's ears and refuse to listen
  3. 3 to deliberately ignore

Examples

他对朋友的忠告充耳不闻，最后后悔莫及。
Tā duì péngyou de zhōnggào chōng'ěrbùwén, zuìhòu hòuhuǐmòjí.
He turned a deaf ear to his friend's advice and ended up regretting it deeply.
政府对民众的呼声充耳不闻，引起了广泛不满。
Zhèngfǔ duì mínzhòng de hūshēng chōng'ěrbùwén, yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn bùmǎn.
The government's indifference to public voices caused widespread discontent.

Tips

memory
充 = stuff/fill, 耳 = ear, 不 = not, 闻 = hear. Picture someone stuffing their ears full so they literally cannot hear — 'ears stuffed, hearing nothing'.

Stroke Order

充 chōng
耳 ěr
不 bù
闻 wén