Meaning of 忽略
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to neglect; to overlook; to ignore
How to use 忽略
忽略 is used when someone fails to notice or pay attention to something, often a detail, a problem, or a person's feelings. It can be accidental or deliberate. Example: 我们不能忽略这个问题。(Wǒmen bù néng hūlüè zhège wèntí.) We can't overlook this problem.
忽 (hū) has 心 (heart) at the bottom, and 略 (lüè) means to leave out or touch only lightly. When your heart lets something slip and you leave it out, you 忽略 it.
Common mistake: Learners often type or say lüè as luè or lùe. The vowel is ü, written lüe in pinyin, and the tone is fourth: hūlüè. Also don't confuse 略 with 路 (lù, road), which shares the 各 part but has 足 instead of 田 on the left.
忽略 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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忽 hū · suddenly · 8 strokes
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略 lüè · brief · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 忽略.
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 忽视 | hūshì | to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore |
| 策略 | cèlüè | strategy; tactics; crafty; adroit |
| 战略 | zhànlüè | strategy |
| 侵略 | qīnlüè | to invade; invasion |
| 疏忽 | shūhu | to neglect; to overlook |
| 忽悠 | hūyou | to rock; to sway |
| 粗略 | cūlüè | rough (not precise or accurate); cursory |
| 省略 | shěnglüè | to leave out; an omission |
| 领略 | lǐnglüè | to have a taste of; to realize |
| 略微 | lüèwēi | a little bit; slightly |
| 忽高忽低 | hūgāo-hūdī | alternately soaring and plunging |
Questions about 忽略
What does 忽略 mean?
忽略 (hūlüè) means "to neglect; to overlook; to ignore" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 忽略?
忽略 is made of 2 characters: 忽 (8 strokes), 略 (11 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 忽略 an HSK word?
Yes. 忽略 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 忽略 and 忽视?
Both mean to overlook. 忽视 (hūshì) often suggests not taking something seriously, like 忽视健康 (neglecting your health). 忽略 leans more toward missing or leaving out details, though the two often overlap.
Can 忽略 mean to ignore something on purpose?
Yes. In tech and everyday settings it can mean deliberately skipping something, such as 忽略这条消息 (ignore this message). Context tells you whether it was intentional or a careless oversight.