搭理

dāli

verb #13,318

Meanings

1 to acknowledge (someone's greeting)
2 to respond to; to pay attention to

Characters

to connect; to respond

to pay attention to

Examples

HSK 3

她生气了，谁都不搭理。

Tā shēngqì le, shéi dōu bù dāli.

She's angry and won't pay attention to anyone.

HSK 5

我跟他打招呼，他根本不搭理我。

Wǒ gēn tā dǎ zhāohu, tā gēnběn bù dāli wǒ.

I greeted him, but he completely ignored me.

Tips

usage

搭理 is almost always used in the negative: 不搭理 (to ignore someone, to not respond). It's rare to hear it in a positive statement.

Stroke Order

搭 dā

理 lǐ