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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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The dirty dishes

  1. Dengdeng

    水池里(shuǐchílǐ)的(de)碗(wǎn)放了(fàngle)三天(sāntiān)了(le)。

    The bowls have been in the sink for three days.

  2. Liangliang

    是吗(shìma)？我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)视而不见(shìérbùjiàn)。

    Really? I keep ignoring them.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不能(bùnéng)对(duì)脏碗(zāngwǎn)视而不见(shìérbùjiàn)！

    You can't turn a blind eye to dirty bowls!

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)去(qù)洗(xǐ)。你(nǐ)看到(kàndào)阳台上(yángtáishàng)的(de)衣服(yīfu)了吗(lema)？

    OK, I'll wash them. Did you see the clothes on the balcony?

  5. Dengdeng

    呃(è)，我(wǒ)也(yě)视而不见(shìérbùjiàn)。

    Um, I ignore those too.

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In a sentence

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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