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(idiom) standoffish in Chinese: 爱理不理 (ài lǐ bù lǐ)

ài lǐ bù lǐ

(idiom) standoffish

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 愛理不理1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(idiom) standoffish; indifferent

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理
不
理

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ㄞˋ

ài

ㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄧˇ

lǐ

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

爱理不理

Simplified

愛理不理

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我跟他打招呼，他却爱理不理。

    wǒ gēn tā dǎ zhāo hū， tā què ài lǐ bu lǐ。

    I greeted him, but he was completely indifferent.

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Related words

爱

ài

to love

不

bù

no

理

lǐ

texture

爱好

ài hào

to like

经理

jīng lǐ

manager

可爱

kě ài

adorable

爱情

ài qíng

romance

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

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