不
理

To refuse to acknowledge in Chinese: 不理 (bù lǐ)

bù lǐ

to refuse to acknowledge

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to refuse to acknowledge
  2. 2to pay no attention to
  3. 3to take no notice of
  4. 4to ignore

Stroke order

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不
理

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我跟他打招呼，他却不理我。

    wǒ gēn tā dǎ zhāo hū， tā què bù lǐ wǒ。

    I said hello to him, but he ignored me.

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Related words

不

bù

no

理

lǐ

texture

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

管理

guǎn lǐ

to supervise

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

理解

lǐ jiě

to comprehend

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

整理

zhěng lǐ

to arrange

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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