不容忽视

不容忽視

bùróng hūshì

phrase #34,063

Meanings

1 cannot be ignored
2 not to be overlooked
3 demands attention

Characters

to allow, tolerate

to neglect, suddenly

to look at, regard

Examples

HSK 7-9

气候变化的影响不容忽视。

Qìhòu biànhuà de yǐngxiǎng bùróng hūshì.

The impact of climate change cannot be ignored.

HSK 7-9

这个问题虽然小，但不容忽视。

Zhège wèntí suīrán xiǎo, dàn bùróng hūshì.

Although this problem is small, it cannot be overlooked.

Tips

grammar

Modern set phrase, very common in news and formal writing. 不容 = 'does not allow / cannot tolerate' + 忽视 = 'to ignore'. The pattern 不容 + verb is productive - see also 不容置疑 (beyond doubt), 不容质疑 (cannot be questioned), 不容错过 (not to be missed).

Stroke Order

不 bù

容 róng

忽 hū

视 shì