不理

bùlǐ

verb HSK 7 #14,194

Meanings

1 to ignore
2 to pay no attention to
3 to refuse to acknowledge

Characters

to pay attention to; to manage

Examples

她生气了，不理我。

Tā shēngqì le, bùlǐ wǒ.

She got angry and is ignoring me.

他对别人的建议不理不睬。

Tā duì biérén de jiànyì bùlǐbùcǎi.

He completely ignores other people's suggestions.

Tips

usage

不理不睬 (bùlǐbùcǎi) is a common expression meaning 'to completely ignore someone.' 不理 alone is sufficient in casual speech.

Stroke Order

不 bù

理 lǐ