视而不见 — “To look but not see”
视而不见 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look but not see”. To turn a blind eye; to ignore what is plainly visible or to pretend not to notice. Literally, “look and not see”.
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视而不见 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 视shì
- 而ér
- 不bù
- 见jiàn
视而不见 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 视而不见
他总是对家里堆积的杂物视而不见，从不主动清理。
He always turns a blind eye to the clutter piling up at home and never takes the initiative to clean it.
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More idioms starting with 视
- shì视xià下rú如shāng伤treat subordinates with great care
- shì视dān丹rú如lǜ绿See red as green from sorrow
- shì视wéi为ér儿xì戏treat as child's play
- shì视wéi为kòu寇chóu仇regard as a bitter enemy
- shì视wéi为kòu寇chóu雠regard as an arch-enemy
- shì视wéi为wèi畏tú途regard as a daunting task
- shì视wéi为zhī知jǐ己regard as a close friend
- shì视wéi为děng等xián闲regard as trivial
- shì视zhī之bù不jiàn见，，tīng听zhī之bù不wén闻look but not see, listen but not hear
- shì视rén人rú如shāng伤treat people with profound compassion
- shì视rén人rú如zi子treat people with parental affection
- shì视rén人yóu犹jiè芥regard others as insignificant trifles
Questions about 视而不见
- What does 视而不见 mean?
- 视而不见 (shì ér bù jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to look but not see”.
- How do you pronounce 视而不见?
- 视而不见 is pronounced shì ér bù jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 视而不见 literally mean?
- Literally, 视而不见 means “look and not see”. It is used to mean “to look but not see”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 视而不见?
- 指不注意，不重视，睁着眼却没看见。也指不理睬，看见了当作没看见。