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to overlook

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

hu1shi4 • hūshì

Meaning


Primary

to overlook

Alternatives

overlook, overlooks, overlooking, overlooked, to neglect, neglect

Hint

This means overlook in the sense of neglecting to look at something, not in the more literal sense of looking down at something.

Mnemonic


忽视 To overlook something is 忽 to neglect 视 to look at it.

Usage


我们 不能 忽视 这 个 问题。

We cannot overlook this problem.

我 忽视 了 一 个 重要 的 细节。

I overlooked an important detail.

请 不要 忽视 孩子 的 感受。

Please do not overlook children's feelings.

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