置之不问

Traditional form:

置之不問

Pinyin (reading):

zhìzhībùwèn

Definitions:

• to pass by without showing interest (idiom)

Characters:

• 置 - to lay out, to place, to set aside
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 问 - to ask about, to inquire after

Traditional characters:

• 置 - to lay out, to place, to set aside
• 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 問 - to ask about, to inquire after