等闲视之 — “To treat as unimportant”
等闲视之 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat as unimportant”. To make light of; to take casually; to not take seriously. Literally, “Treat as ordinary; regard as commonplace”.
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等闲视之 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 等děng
- 闲xián
- 视shì
- 之zhī
等闲视之 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 等闲视之
学习新技能时，如果等闲视之，就很难取得真正的进步。
When learning new skills, if you treat them casually or lightly, it will be difficult to make real progress.
Idioms Related to 等闲视之
Antonyms of 等闲视之
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- děng等jià价jiāo交huàn换equal value exchange
- děng等jià价lián连chéng城equally priceless
- děng等yīn因fèng奉cǐ此go through the motions
- děng等lǐ礼xiāng相kàng亢treat each other as equals
- děng等mǐ米xià下guō锅waiting for money to buy food
- děng等ér而shàng上zhī之to rise to a higher level
- děng等ér而xià下zhī之progressively worse or inferior
- děng等shēn身zhù著zuò作voluminous body of work
- děng等liàng量qí齐guān观treat as equals despite differences
- děng等xián闲zhī之rén人an ordinary or unimportant person
- děng等xián闲zhī之bèi辈an ordinary person of no importance
- děng等xián闲rén人wù物insignificant ordinary people
Questions about 等闲视之
- What does 等闲视之 mean?
- 等闲视之 (děng xián shì zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to treat as unimportant”.
- How do you pronounce 等闲视之?
- 等闲视之 is pronounced děng xián shì zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 等闲视之 literally mean?
- Literally, 等闲视之 means “Treat as ordinary; regard as commonplace”. It is used to mean “to treat as unimportant”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 等闲视之?
- 等闲：寻常，一般。把它看成平常的事，不预重视。