听不进去

聽不進去

tīngbujìnqù

phrase

Meanings

1 unable to take in what's said
2 to be deaf to (advice)
3 it doesn't sink in

Characters

(negative marker, neutral tone)

to go (directional)

Examples

他生气的时候什么话都听不进去。

Tā shēngqì de shíhou shénme huà dōu tīngbujìnqù.

When he's angry, nothing you say gets through.

我劝了他半天,可他根本听不进去。

Wǒ quàn le tā bàn tiān, kě tā gēnběn tīngbujìnqù.

I tried to talk sense into him for ages, but it just wouldn't sink in.

Tips

grammar

Potential complement form: 听 (listen) + 不 (cannot) + 进去 (in). Positive form 听得进去 (tīngdejìnqù) means 'can take it in' — flips on the 不/得 marker. The 进去 makes it directional: words can't get 'into' the listener.

Stroke Order

听 tīng

不 bù

进 jìn

去 qù