ài

HSK 7-9
common
idiom

Meaning of 爱理不理

爱理不理 means cold-shoulder; give the cold shoulder; ignore; respond reluctantly. Pronounced ài dā bù lǐ. HSK 7-9.

  • cold-shoulder; give the cold shoulder; ignore; respond reluctantly

Definitions & Examples

duì
zǒng
shì
ài
de
 
ràng
hěn
gān
 

He always gives me the cold shoulder, which makes me very awkward.

Bié
bǎi
chū
ài
de
yàng
zi
 
men
zài
shuō
huà
ne
 

Don't put on that cold-shouldering attitude; we're talking to you.

wèn
wèn
 
jiù
ài
de
 
èn
 
le
shēng
 

When I asked him a question, he just gave a reluctant "uh-huh" in a cold-shouldering way.

yuán
de
tài
hěn
hǎo
 
duì
men
ài
de
 

The waiter's attitude was very bad; he was quite cold-shouldering toward us.