充耳不闻 chōng ěr bù wén

to ignore what others say; turn a deaf ear

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 27825th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

Characters

Character Meaning
to fill; full; sufficient
ear; handle (archaeology)
not; no; (negative prefix)
to hear; to smell; news