置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ ignore

Explanation

指对某事不予理睬，不予理会。

It means to ignore something, not to pay attention to it.

Origin Story

从前，有一个村子里住着一位老秀才，他学问渊博，德高望重，村里人都很尊敬他。有一天，村里来了一个泼皮无赖，他仗着自己有些蛮力，在村子里横行霸道，欺压百姓。老秀才对此十分不满，多次劝诫他改过自新，但这个泼皮根本不听，反而变本加厉。老秀才气愤之极，但他考虑到自己年事已高，无力制止他的恶行，便选择了置之不理。可是，这个泼皮的恶行越来越过分，最终导致了村子里的不安宁，村民们开始纷纷向官府告状。老秀才意识到自己置之不理的态度，实际上是纵容了恶行的发生，他内疚不已，后悔当初没有挺身而出，积极制止。从此，老秀才深刻认识到，有些事情不能置之不理，要勇敢地站出来，维护正义和公平。

cóng qián, yǒu yīgè cūnzi lǐ zhùzhe yī wèi lǎo xiùcái, tā xuéwèn yuānbó, dé gāo wàngzhòng, cūn lǐ rén dōu hěn zūnjìng tā. yǒu yī tiān, cūn lǐ lái le yīgè pōpí wúlài, tā zhàngzhe zìjǐ yǒuxiē mánlì, zài cūnzi lǐ héngxíng bàdào, qīyā bàixìng. lǎo xiùcái duì cǐ shífēn bù mǎn, duō cì quànjiè tā gǎiguò zìxīn, dàn zhège pōpí gēnběn bù tīng, fǎn'ér biànběn jiā lì. lǎo xiùcái qìfèn zhī jí, dàn tā kǎolǜ dào zìjǐ nián shì yǐ gāo, wúlì zhìzhǐ tā de èxíng, biàn xuǎnzé le zhì zhī bù lǐ. kěshì, zhège pōpí de èxíng yuè lái yuè guòfèn, zuìzhōng dǎozhì le cūnzi lǐ de bù'ān níng, cūnmínmen kāishǐ fēnfēn xiàng guānfǔ gào zhuàng. lǎo xiùcái yìshí dào zìjǐ zhì zhī bù lǐ de tàidù, shíjì shang shì zòngróng le èxíng de fāshēng, tā nèijiù bù yǐ, hòuhuǐ dāngchū méiyǒu tǐngshēn ér chū, jījí zhìzhǐ. cóng cǐ, lǎo xiùcái shēnkè rènshí dào, yǒuxiē shìqíng bùnéng zhì zhī bù lǐ, yào yǒnggǎn de zhàn chūlái, wéihù zhèngyì hé gōngpíng.

Once upon a time, there was an old scholar in a village. He was learned and respected by everyone. One day, a bully came to the village and started to act tyrannically, oppressing the people. The old scholar was very unhappy about this and tried to persuade him to change his ways, but the bully didn't listen and got worse. The old scholar was very angry, but because of his age and his physical frailty, he decided to ignore him. However, the bully's evil deeds escalated, and the village became chaotic. The villagers began to report him to the government. The old scholar realized that by ignoring him he had allowed the evil to happen. He felt very guilty, regretting that he had not stood up for justice in time. From then on, the old scholar deeply understood that some things cannot be ignored; one must bravely stand up to maintain justice and fairness.

Usage

主要用作谓语，宾语；形容对人或事不予理睬。

zhǔyào yòng zuò wèiyǔ, bǐnyǔ; xíngróng duì rén huò shì bù yǔ lǐcǎi

Mainly used as predicate and object; to describe indifference to a person or thing.

Examples

• 他对于我的请求置之不理。

  tā duìyú wǒ de qǐngqiú zhì zhī bù lǐ

  He ignored my request.

• 她对他的抱怨置之不理。

  tā duì tā de bàoyuàn zhì zhī bù lǐ

  She ignored his complaints.

• 面对批评，他依然置之不理。

  miànduì pīpíng, tā yīrán zhì zhī bù lǐ

  He still ignored it despite the criticism.

Related Idioms

• 置若罔闻

• 漠不关心

Opposite Idioms

• 认真对待

• 积极处理