pay attention to; acknowledge; respond to
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to acknowledge; to pay attention to; to respond (to someone)
Often used in the negative (不理睬) to describe ignoring someone or something. A common synonym for '搭理'.
Tā他
hǎn喊
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
shēng声
，
dàn但
tā她
jiǎ假
zhuāng装
méi没
tīng听
jiàn见
，
gēn根
běn本
bù不
lǐ理
cǎi睬
tā他
。
He called out several times, but she pretended not to hear and completely ignored him.
Wǒ我
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
wú无
liáo聊
de的
yáo谣
yán言
yī一
xiàng向
bù不
jiā加
lǐ理
cǎi睬
。
I have always paid no attention to this kind of boring gossip.
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Tā他
tí提
chū出
de的
jiàn建
yì议
méi没
rén人
lǐ理
cǎi睬
。
No one paid any attention to the suggestion he made.
Nǐ你
zhǔ主
dòng动
gēn跟
tā他
dǎ打
zhāo招
hu呼
，
tā他
zěn怎
me么
lǐ理
dōu都
bù不
lǐ理
cǎi睬
nǐ你
ne呢
？
You took the initiative to greet him, why didn't he acknowledge you at all?