兩耳不聞窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì

to pay no attention to outside matters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to pay no attention to outside matters

Characters

Character Meaning
兩 liǎng
two; both; some
耳 ěr HSK 3
ear; handle (archaeology)
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
聞 wén
to hear; to smell; news
窗 chuāng HSK 4
window; shutter; variant of 窗chuāng
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair