hū shì
ignore; look down upon; overlook
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重视 (zhòngshì)
pay attention to
留心 (liúxīn)
pay attention to
The Chinese word 忽视 (hūshì) is composed of two characters: 忽 (hū) and 视 (shì). The character 忽 originally meant "careless" or "neglectful," and it is often used in modern Chinese to express the idea of "ignoring" or "overlooking" something. The character 视, on the other hand, means "to look at" or "to observe." When these two characters are combined, they create the word 忽视, which literally means "to look at carelessly" or "to pay no attention to." In modern Chinese, 忽视 is used to express the idea of "ignoring" or "overlooking" something, either intentionally or unintentionally. For example, you could say 我忽视了他的警告 (wǒ hūshìle tā de jǐnggào), which means "I ignored his warning."
