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

置之不理
zhì zhī bù lǐ
zh+ì·4th tonezh+ī·1st toneb+ù·4th tonel+ǐ·3rd tone
Idiom
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I don't know what to do with that guy. No matter how mad I get at him he just takes it in stride and pays no attention.
我不知道对那个傢伙該怎么办。不论我对他生多大的气, 他就是蠻不在乎而且置之不理。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to turn a deaf ear to (idiom); to pretend not to hear置若罔闻zhì ruò wǎng wéntied up in a bundle on a high shelf · to put sth on the back burner · no longer a high priority束之高阁shù zhī gāo géto give no thought to · to have no regard for · to disregard置之度外zhì zhī dù wàito stand aside and do nothing (idiom) · to take no part in撒手不管sā shǒu bù guǎnaloof · indifferent · unconcerned无动于衷wú dòng yú zhōngnot to hear, not to question (idiom) · to show no interest in sth · uncritical · not in the least concerned不闻不问bù wén bù wèn
Antonyms
to treat sb favorably · to view in a new light另眼相看lìng yǎn xiāng kànto have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth · to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc)刮目相看guā mù xiāng kàn