忽视 meaning in English
to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
Meaning of 忽视
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore
How to use 忽视
忽视 is a fairly formal verb used for neglecting problems, people, health, or details, often in writing, news, or advice. It usually takes a direct object. Example: 不要忽视自己的健康。(Bú yào hūshì zìjǐ de jiànkāng.) Don't neglect your own health.
忽 (hū) has 心 (heart, mind) at the bottom, and 视 (shì) means to look. When your mind is not on what you look at, you overlook it.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 忽视 with 重视 (zhòngshì), its opposite, because they share 视. Also, 忽视 means failing to pay attention, not deliberately snubbing a person, so for ignoring someone on purpose 不理 (bù lǐ) is more natural.
忽视 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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视 shì · to look at · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 忽视.
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV |
| 电视机 | diànshìjī | television set |
| 忽然 | hūrán | suddenly; all of a sudden |
| 重视 | zhòngshì | to attach importance to sth; to value |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
| 影视 | yǐngshì | movies and television |
| 电视剧 | diànshìjù | TV series; TV drama |
| 视频 | shìpín | video |
| 视为 | shìwéi | to view as; to see as |
| 注视 | zhùshì | to look attentively at; to closely watch; to gaze at |
| 忽略 | hūlüè | to neglect; to overlook; to ignore |
| 近视 | jìnshì | myopic; nearsighted; (fig.) shortsighted |
Questions about 忽视
What does 忽视 mean?
忽视 (hūshì) means "to neglect; to overlook; to disregard; to ignore" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 忽视?
忽视 is made of 2 characters: 忽 (8 strokes), 视 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 忽视 an HSK word?
Yes. 忽视 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 忽视 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 忽视 is written 忽視.
What is the difference between 忽视 and 忽略?
Both mean to overlook. 忽略 (hūlüè) often suggests leaving out or skipping a detail, sometimes on purpose, while 忽视 stresses not giving enough attention to something important.
Can 忽视 be used as a noun or in passive sentences?
It is mainly a verb, but it often appears in passive form, for example 这个问题被忽视了 (zhège wèntí bèi hūshì le), this problem was overlooked. It can also follow 不容 as in 不容忽视 (bùróng hūshì), cannot be ignored.