Chinese word

不顾

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù gù

Meaning

  • verbignore

Example

他总是不顾我的意见做决定。tā zǒng shì bú gù wǒ de yì jiàn zuò jué dìng

He always ignores my opinion when making decisions.

Illustration for 不顾 (ignore)

More examples

她为了表达真我，不顾世俗眼光，选择了自己的生活方式。tā wèi le biǎo dá zhēn wǒ bú gù shì sú yǎn guāng xuǎn zé le zì jǐ de shēng huó fāng shì

To express her true self, she disregarded public opinion and chose her own way of life.

Core concept

An action moves forward while a relevant concern is left outside the decision.

Common phrases

  • 不顾他人的感受bú gù tā rén de gǎn shòu

    disregard other people's feelings

  • 不顾世俗眼光bú gù shì sú yǎn guāng

    disregard public opinion

Similar words

无视wú shì: Consciously disregard someone or something instead of recognizing or attending to it.
忽视hū shì: Neglect someone or something by not giving it the care or attention it needs.
忽略hū lüè: Fail to notice a detail or issue, so it is left out of consideration.
置之不理zhì zhī bù lǐ: Set someone or something aside and take no notice or action.

Definition in Chinese

不考虑或不顾及某人或某事的意见、感受、危险等，仍然做某事的行为或态度。bù kǎo lǜ huò bú gù jí mǒu rén huò mǒu shì de yì jiàn gǎn shòu wēi xiǎn děng réng rán zuò mǒu shì de xíng wéi huò tài dù

Word origin

不顾 (bùgù, "not attend to") combines 不 (bù, "not") with 顾 (gù, "attend to"), whose older sense was to look back before developing into the sense of caring about something.

Usage tips

  • 不顾 (bùgù, "not care about") often comes before the concern being set aside and the action that follows, making the ignored concern and continuing action easy to identify.

Other meanings

  • regardless ofadverb

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