cǎi
睬
to pay attention to; to acknowledge
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to pay attention to; to acknowledge; to respond to
informalCommonly used in spoken Mandarin, often used in negative contexts to express ignoring someone.
Tā他
gēn跟
nǐ你
shuō说
huà话
，
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
néng能
bù不
lǐ理
cǎi倸
tā他
？
He talked to you, how could you ignore him?
Bù不
yào要
cǎi倸
nà那
xiē些
wú无
duān端
zhǐ指
zé责
nǐ你
de的
rén人
。
Don't pay attention to those who accuse you for no reason.
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Tā他
zhǔ主
dòng动
gēn跟
wǒ我
dā搭
huà话
，
wǒ我
zhǐ只
hǎo好
cǎi倸
le了
tā他
jǐ几
jù句
。
He took the initiative to talk to me, so I had to respond a few words.
Miàn面
duì对
tā他
de的
wú无
lǐ理
qǔ取
nào闹
，
wǒ我
men们
wán完
quán全
bù不
bì必
cǎi倸
tā他
。
We don't need to acknowledge his unreasonable trouble at all.
Tā她
quán全
chéng程
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
cǎi倸
shēn身
biān边
qǐ起
hòng哄
de的
tóng同
xué学
。
She didn't pay any attention to the classmates who were booing beside her the whole time.