忽略 (hū lüè) — to neglect; to overlook; to ignore | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

忽略 means to overlook or ignore something, often unintentionally. It overlaps with 忽视 (more deliberate/inattention) and 疏忽 (a careless mistake), but 忽略 covers both intentional and accidental neglect.

verb

to neglectto overlookto ignore

Examples

忽略，。
Tā zuì jìn zǒng shì hū lüè zì jǐ de jiàn kāng, shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè chà le.
He's been neglecting his health recently, and his body is getting worse.
忽略，。
Wǒ men bù néng hū lüè gù kè de yì jiàn, zhè hěn zhòng yào.
We cannot ignore the customers' opinions; this is very important.
忽略，。
Tā zài kǎo shì zhōng hū lüè le tí mù yāo qiú, dá cuò le hǎo jǐ dào tí.
He overlooked the exam question instructions and answered several questions wrong.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

忽hūneglect

忽 and 略 both point to neglecting or omitting, together meaning to overlook.

Characters in this word

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

勿心忽

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.

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

田各略

Meaning part形符xíngfú

田田tiánfield

Sound part声符shēngfú

各

各gè略lüè

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

略 combines 田 (field) with 各 for sound; the described idea is walking around a field to outline it.

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