tīng​bu​jìn​qu

to be deaf to

  1. to listen
    to listen; to use the ears to receive sound
  2. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  3. [inward direction]
    Used after a verb to show that an action is moving from the outside to the inside, away from the speaker.