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放在眼裡

简放在眼里 · 繁放在眼裡

Mandarin · pinyin fàng zài yǎn lǐ

to pay attention to
to care about
to attach importance to

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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
在: zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
眼: yǎn · eye; eyelet, hole, opening
裡: Look up this written character
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166

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4–4–3–3 · fang4 zai4 yan3 li3

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verb

to have regard for; attach importance to (chiefly used in the negative)

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