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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


忽視 To overlook something is 忽 to neglect 視 to look at it.

Usage


不 應 忽視 困難。

We should not overlook the difficulties.

不可 忽視 的 力量

a force that shouldn't be overlooked

不要 忽視 健康 問題。

Don’t overlook health issues.

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