事不关己

事不關己

shìbù-guānjǐ

idiom #32,183

Meanings

HSK 5

他总是一副事不关己的态度。

Tā zǒngshì yī fù shìbù-guānjǐ de tàidù.

He always has a "not my problem" attitude.

HSK 5

事不关己，高高挂起，这种心态要不得。

Shìbù-guānjǐ, gāogāo guàqǐ, zhèzhǒng xīntài yàobudé.

"If it doesn't affect me, I hang it high" - that kind of attitude won't do.

usage

Almost always mildly critical. Often extended to the couplet 事不关己，高高挂起 - "if it doesn't concern me, I'll hang it up high (and ignore it)".

事 shì

不 bù

关 guān

己 jǐ