充耳不闻

chōng'ěrbùwén

stuff one's ears and refuse to listen; turn a deaf ear to

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chong1 er3 bu4 wen2

to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear

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充耳不闻

chōng ěr bù wén

turn a deaf ear to; stop one's ears; hear but pay no attention to; pay no heed at all; plug one's ears and refuse to listen; refuse to hear; shut one's ears and not to listen to; shut one's ears to; stuff one's ears and refuse to listen:

我没料想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。 I didn't expect him to turn a deaf ear to his comrades' criticism.

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充耳不聞|充耳不闻 [chōng ěr bù wén] ► to block one's ears and not listen (idiom); to turn a deaf ear