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视而不见

shì ér bù jiàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-91253e85a7ed21eb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

視而不見 视而不见 [shi4 er2 bu4 jian4] /(idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore/

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Other forms in these source records: 視而不見

  • 视
    shì

    (literary, or bound form) to look at

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 不
    bù

    no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

  • 见
    jiàn

    to see / to meet / to appear (to be sth) / to interview / opinion / view

    xiàn

    to appear / also written 現|现[xiàn]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.