置若罔聞 zhì ruò wǎng wén

to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear

Characters

Character Meaning
置 zhì HSK 5
to put; to place; to buy
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
罔 wǎng
to deceive; there is none; old variant of 網wǎng
聞 wén
to hear; to smell; news