Definition
视若无睹 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to see but act as if not seeing' — to deliberately ignore something or turn a blind eye to it. It is often used in the pattern 对……视若无睹 (duì ... shì ruò wú dǔ), where the object of disregard is placed before the idiom. The literal image is 'look at it as if not seeing it'.
f.e.
to turn a blind eye toto deliberately ignore
Examples
- 视若无睹，。Tā duì biérén de kùnnan shì rě, tài lěngmò le.He turns a blind eye to others' difficulties — too cold-hearted.
- 视若无睹。Wǒmen bù néng duì huánjìng wūrǎn shì rě.We cannot turn a blind eye to environmental pollution.
- 视若无睹，。Lǐngdǎo duì yuángōng de jiànyì shì rě, dàjiā dōu hěn shīwàng.The boss ignored the employees' suggestions, and everyone was disappointed.
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