视而不见

shì ér bù jiàn · shi er bu jian

Traditional 視而不見

Meaning

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  1. (idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore

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2 examples
01

他(tā)对(duì)路(lù)边(biān)的(de)垃(lā)圾(jī)视(shì)而(ér)不(bú)见(jiàn),直(zhí)接(jiē)走(zǒu)了(le)过(guò)去(qù)。

He turned a blind eye to the trash by the road and just walked past.

02

面(miàn)对(duì)同(tóng)事(shì)的(de)困(kùn)难(nan),我(wǒ)们(men)不(bù)能(néng)视(shì)而(ér)不(bú)见(jiàn)。

We cannot turn a blind eye to a colleague's difficulties.

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