置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ

to ignore; to pay no heed to (idiom); to brush aside

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 12619th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to ignore
  2. 2. to pay no heed to (idiom)
  3. 3. to brush aside

Characters

Character Meaning
置 zhì HSK 5
to put; to place; to buy
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
理 lǐ HSK 3
reason; to manage; to handle