置之不理

zhì zhī bù lǐ

Dictionary entry

to pay no heed to (idiom)

What does 置之不理 mean?

置之不理 (zhì zhī bù lǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to pay no heed to (idiom)

2to ignore

3to brush aside

Character breakdown

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置zhìto install · to place 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-理lǐtexture · grain (of wood)

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置之不理

zhì zhī bù lǐ

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