Chinese word

理会

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǐ huì

Meaning

  • verbpay attention to

Example

别理会他。bié lǐ huì tā

Don't pay attention to him.

Illustration for 理会 (pay attention to)

More examples

她不太理会别人的眼光，按自己的想法生活。tā bú tài lǐ huì bié rén de yǎn guāng àn zì jǐ de xiáng fǎ shēng huó

She cares little about other people's opinions and lives according to her own ideas.

Core concept

A matter enters someone's consideration for understanding and response, while refusal to consider it gives the word its negative sense.

Common phrases

  • 理会别人的眼光lǐ huì bié rén de yǎn guāng

    care about other people's opinions

  • 不理会批评bù lǐ huì pī píng

    disregard criticism

Similar words

注意zhù yì: Notice and take care with something by watching or listening closely.
理睬lí cǎi: Show that someone's words or actions have been noticed through a reaction or reply.
回应huí yìng: Give a reply or reaction to something that has been said or done.

Definition in Chinese

把注意力放在某人或某事上，理解其情况并可能作出回应；在否定句中常用以表示不予理睬或不去搭理。bǎ zhù yì lì fàng zài mǒu rén huò mǒu shì shàng lí jiě qí qíng kuàng bìng kě néng zuò chū huí yìng zài fǒu dìng jù zhōng cháng yòng yǐ biǎo shì bù yú lí cǎi huò bú qù dā lǐ

Word origin

理 (lǐ, "deal with") + 会 (huì, "understand") presents attention as both grasping a matter and deciding how to handle it.

Usage tips

  • This verb is more common in written or slightly formal Chinese than in the most casual everyday speech, which can make it sound firm when used in conversation.

Other meanings

  • care aboutverb

Opposites

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