respond to; acknowledge
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to respond to; to acknowledge (someone's words or actions); to pay attention to
informalPrimarily used in negative constructions (e.g., 不搭理, 没搭理). The variant 搭理 is more common in writing.
Tā他
pí脾
qì气
gǔ古
guài怪
，
bù不
ài爱
dā搭
li理
rén人
。
He has a strange temper and doesn't like to respond to people.
Tā他
men们
chǎo吵
jià架
hòu后
，
lù路
shàng上
pèng碰
jiàn见
le了
，
shuí谁
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
dā搭
li理
shuí谁
。
After they argued, they met on the road and neither one acknowledged the other.
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Wǒ我
jiào叫
le了
tā他
liǎng两
shēng声
，
tā他
méi没
dā搭
li理
wǒ我
，
hǎo好
xiàng像
méi没
tīng听
jiàn见
yī一
yàng样
。
I called him twice, but he didn't respond to me, as if he didn't hear.