置若罔闻
zhì ruò wǎng wén
Pinyin

Definition

置若罔闻
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zhì ruò wǎng wén
  1. to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

位置
wèi zhi
  1. 1 position
  2. 2 place
  3. 3 seat
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
若
ruò
  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 like
  3. 3 as
  4. 4 if
布置
bù zhì
  1. 1 to put in order
  2. 2 to arrange
  3. 3 to decorate
  4. 4 to fix up
  5. 5 to deploy
倘若
tǎng ruò
  1. 1 provided that
  2. 2 supposing that
  3. 3 if
内置
nèi zhì
  1. 1 built-in
  2. 2 internal
受宠若惊
shòu chǒng ruò jīng
  1. 1 overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
安置
ān zhì
  1. 1 to find a place for
  2. 2 to help settle down
  3. 3 to arrange for
  4. 4 to get into bed
  5. 5 placement
放置
fàng zhì
  1. 1 to put
欣喜若狂
xīn xǐ ruò kuáng
  1. 1 to be wild with joy (idiom)
置
zhì
  1. 1 to install
  2. 2 to place
  3. 3 to put
  4. 4 to buy
置于
zhì yú
  1. 1 to place
  2. 2 to put (at or in a position)
  3. 3 to be located
置信
zhì xìn
  1. 1 to believe (what sb claims) (usually used in the negative)
  2. 2 (math.) confidence (interval etc)
置身
zhì shēn
  1. 1 to place oneself
  2. 2 to stay
置办
zhì bàn
  1. 1 to purchase
  2. 2 to buy
若干
ruò gān
  1. 1 a certain number or amount
  2. 2 how many?
  3. 3 how much?
若是
ruò shì
  1. 1 if
若无其事
ruò wú qí shì
  1. 1 as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly
  2. 2 nonchalantly
装置
zhuāng zhì
  1. 1 to install
  2. 2 installation
  3. 3 equipment
  4. 4 system
  5. 5 unit
  6. 6 device
设置
shè zhì
  1. 1 to set up
  2. 2 to install
购置
gòu zhì
  1. 1 to purchase

Idioms (20)

冷若冰霜
lěng ruò bīng shuāng
  1. 1 as cold as ice and frost (idiom, usually of woman); icy manner
  2. 2 frigid
判若云泥
pàn ruò yún ní
  1. 1 as different as heaven and earth (idiom)
  2. 2 worlds apart
危若朝露
wēi ruò zhāo lù
  1. 1 precarious as morning dew (idiom); unlikely to last out the day
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
呆若木鸡
dāi ruò mù jī
  1. 1 lit. dumb as a wooden chicken (idiom); fig. dumbstruck
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
固若金汤
gù ruò jīn tāng
  1. 1 secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom)
  2. 2 well fortified
  3. 3 invulnerable to attack
大勇若怯
dà yǒng ruò qiè
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid (idiom); the really brave person remains level-headed
大勇若怯，大智若愚
dà yǒng ruò qiè , dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 a great hero may appear timid, the wise may appear stupid (idiom); the general public may not recognize great talent
大智若愚
dà zhì ruò yú
  1. 1 great intelligence may appear to be stupidity (idiom)
天涯若比邻
tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
  1. 1 far-flung realms as next door (idiom)
  2. 2 close in spirit although far away
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
姑置勿论
gū zhì wù lùn
  1. 1 to put something aside for the time being (idiom)
寥若晨星
liáo ruò chén xīng
  1. 1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
  2. 2 few and far between
  3. 3 sparse
惆怅若失
chóu chàng ruò shī
  1. 1 to feel despondent (idiom)
惘然若失
wǎng rán ruò shī
  1. 1 lit. to be frustrated as though having lost sth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at a loss
  3. 3 perplexed
  4. 4 frustrated
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
  1. 1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
  2. 2 to trust completely
  3. 3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
措置裕如
cuò zhì yù rú
  1. 1 to handle easily (idiom); effortless
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
本末倒置
běn mò dào zhì
  1. 1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
  2. 2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental
  3. 3 to put the cart before the horse

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