不容忽视 (bù róng hū shì) — cannot be ignored; should not be overlooked

Definition

A set phrase meaning 'cannot be ignored / must not be overlooked,' used in formal writing and reports to stress that something is too important to dismiss.

verb
cannot be ignoredshould not be overlooked

Examples

  • 不容忽视。
    Huán jìng wèn tí bù róng hū shì.
    Environmental issues cannot be ignored.
  • 不容忽视。
    Zhè xiē xì jié duì qǐ yè fā zhǎn bù róng hū shì.
    These details should not be overlooked for enterprise development.
  • ，不容忽视。
    Zài zhì dìng zhèng cè shí, shè huì yǐng xiǎng bù róng hū shì.
    When formulating policies, the social impact must not be ignored.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀mián
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng容róng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

In 容, the 宀 (roof) part points to holding or containing, and 公 gives the sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
勿
勿wù忽hū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

忽 combines 心, meaning heart, and 勿, used for its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
示
示shì視shì
Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

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