Chinese word

理睬

Pronunciation

Pinyinlǐ cǎi

Meaning

  • verbpay attention to

Example

别理睬他的话。bié lí cǎi tā de huà

Don't pay attention to what he says.

Illustration for 理睬 (pay attention to)

More examples

大家都不理睬他的抱怨。dà jiā dōu bù lí cǎi tā de bào yuàn

Everyone ignored his complaints.

Core concept

Deliberately turn attention toward someone or their words and respond by engaging, handling the matter, or taking it seriously.

Common phrases

  • 不理睬bù lí cǎi

    ignore

  • 理睬他lí cǎi tā

    pay attention to him

  • 不予理睬bù yú lí cǎi

    disregard

Similar words

理会lǐ huì: Take notice of something said or done and deal with it.
回应huí yìng: Reply or react to what someone says or does.
关注guān zhù: Pay attention to a person or matter and keep it in mind.
在意zài yì: Care about something and let it affect one's thoughts or feelings.

Definition in Chinese

有意识地注意并对他人的言行作出反应或处理，表示与之回应或交涉。yǒu yì shí dì zhù yì bìng duì tā rén de yán xíng zuò chū fǎn yìng huò chú lǐ biǎo shì yǔ zhī huí yìng huò jiāo shè

Word origin

理 (lǐ, "handle") + 睬 (cǎi, "notice") combines dealing with something and noticing it, giving the word its sense of treating another person's words or actions as requiring a response.

Usage tips

  • The verb commonly takes a person, remark, request, or matter as its object, which helps distinguish it from words for noticing something accidentally.

Other meanings

  • care aboutverb
  • take seriouslyverb

Opposites

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