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

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.

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.

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