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忽视

hūshì

neglect

Usage note

忽视表示没有注意到或不重视。

hū shì biǎo shì méi yǒu zhù yì dào huò bú zhòng shì。

忽视 means to overlook or not pay attention to.

Context note

忽视常用于错误、问题和提醒。

hū shì cháng yòng yú cuò wù 、 wèn tí hé tí xǐng。

It is often used with mistakes, problems, and reminders.

5 examples

不要忽视细节。
bú yào hū shì xì jié。
Do not ignore details.
忽视了提醒。
tā hū shì le tí xǐng。
He ignored the reminder.
这个问题不能忽视
zhè ge wèn tí bù néng hū shì。
This problem cannot be ignored.
她没有忽视别人的感受。
tā méi yǒu hū shì bié rén de gǎn shòu。
She did not ignore other people's feelings.
忽视小问题会变麻烦。
hū shì xiǎo wèn tí huì biàn má fán。
Ignoring small problems will cause trouble.

5 mini stories

老师说,忽视规则会出问题。
lǎo shī shuō, hū shì guī zé huì chū wèn tí。
The teacher said ignoring rules causes problems.
忽视了天气变化。
tā hū shì le tiān qì biàn huà。
He ignored changes in the weather.
不要忽视身边的安全。
bú yào hū shì shēn biān de ān quán。
Do not ignore safety around you.
忽视了这个错误。
tā hū shì le zhè ge cuò wù。
She overlooked this mistake.
忽视提醒是不对的。
hū shì tí xǐng shì bú duì de。
Ignoring reminders is not right.

Mini dialogue

别忘了浇水

A
你最近是不是忽视了你的小植物?
Nǐ zuìjìn shì bu shì hūshì le nǐ de xiǎo zhíwù?
Have you been neglecting your little plant recently?
B
哎呀,我忙着写作业,真的忽视了。
Āiyā, wǒ máng zhe xiě zuòyè, zhēn de hūshì le.
Oh dear, I was busy with homework and really neglected it.

注意安全

A
过马路时,我们不能忽视红绿灯。
Guò mǎlù shí, wǒmen bù néng hūshì hónglǜdēng.
When crossing the road, we cannot ignore the traffic lights.
B
你说得对,忽视安全很危险。
Nǐ shuō de duì, hūshì ānquán hěn wēixiǎn.
You're right, neglecting safety is very dangerous.

Related words and contrasts

similar
忽略
hū lüè
ignore, overlook

忽略 is often used for unintentionally missing something.

opposite
注意
zhù yì
pay attention, notice

注意 means to be attentive, the opposite of neglecting.

opposite
关心
guān xīn
care about, be concerned

关心 implies caring, which is the opposite of neglect.

related
忘记
wàng jì
forget

忘记 means to forget, which can lead to neglect.

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