漠视

漠視

mòshì

verb #22,996

Meanings

1 to ignore
2 to turn a blind eye to
3 to treat with contempt
4 to disregard

Characters

desert / indifferent / cold

to look at / to regard / to view

Examples

政府不能漠视民众的诉求。

Zhèngfǔ bùnéng mòshì mínzhòng de sùqiú.

The government cannot ignore the demands of the people.

他漠视了所有的警告，最终付出了代价。

Tā mòshì le suǒyǒu de jǐnggào, zuìzhōng fùchū le dàijià.

He disregarded all the warnings and ultimately paid the price.

Tips

memory

漠 evokes a desert (沙漠) — vast, empty, cold. 漠视 means to look at something with that same barren indifference, as if it doesn't even register.

Stroke Order

漠 mò

视 shì