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不顾 (bù gù) — to disregard, to ignore (danger, opposition, consequences)

Definition

不顾 means to press on while deliberately ignoring something (danger, opposition, warnings) — a willful, often reckless disregard. 忽视 is to overlook or neglect by accident or habit; 无论 is a conjunction meaning 'no matter what'.

verb
to disregardto ignore (danger, opposition, consequences)

Examples

  • 不顾，。
    Tā bù gù wēi xiǎn, tiào jìn hé lǐ jiù rén.
    He disregarded the danger and jumped into the river to save someone.
  • 不顾，。
    Tā bù gù jiā rén de fǎn duì, jiān chí zì jǐ de xuǎn zé.
    She persisted in her own choice despite her family's opposition.
  • 不顾，。
    Tā bú bù gù yī shēng de jǐng gào, jì xù chōu yān.
    He ignored the doctor's warning and continued smoking.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

不bùnot
顾gùregard

不 negates 顾, so regarding is absent, giving disregard.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顧; 顾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
雇
雇gù顧gù
Same sound today

The traditional form 顧 combines 雇 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; 顾 is the simplified form of 顧.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract Concepts

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