不理
bù lǐ
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不亦乐乎
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

你呢，时而对她献殷勤，帮她买买早餐，制造点小浪漫，时而对她不理不睬，等到哪天她想跟你聊天的时候，你就要回不回的。
nǐ ne ，shíér duì tā xiànyīnqín ，bāng tā mǎimǎi zǎocān ，zhìzào diǎnr xiǎo làngmàn ，shíér duì tā bù lǐ bù cǎi ，děngdào nǎtiān tā xiǎng gēn nǐ liáotiān de shíhou ，nǐ jiù yào huí bù huí de 。
So what you've got to do is, be really attentive to her sometimes, like buying her breakfast and creating a little bit of romance, and then ignore her completely at other times, until the day she wants to chat to you and then act like you're reluctant to talk to her.
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嗯，这番评论可谓于我心有戚戚焉。不得不说，在网络上，确实存在太多不理智的网民，言论自由归自由，可太多不客观的负面批判看着也着实让人心累啊。
ng4 ，zhè fān pínglùn kěwèi yú wǒ xīnyǒuqīqīyān 。bùdébù shuō ，zài wǎngluò shàng ，quèshí cúnzài tài duō bùlǐzhì de wǎngmín ，yánlùnzìyóu guī zìyóu ，kě tài duō bù kèguān de fùmiàn pīpàn kàn zhe yě zhuóshí ràngrén xīn lèi ā 。
Yeah, I often have the same feeling. I must say, on the internet, there are a lot of irrational netizens. Freedom of speech is freedom of speech, but there are too many partial and negative judgements. It makes you tired just seeing it.
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每次客人好声好气问你事情，你都爱理不理还有你的假表是怎么回事？
měicì kèrén hǎoshēnghǎoqì wèn nǐ shìqing ，nǐ dōu àilǐbùlǐ háiyǒu nǐ de jiàbiǎo shì zěnmehuíshì ？
Every time a customer makes a polite inquiry, you look really standoffish. And what is with your holiday schedule?
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你不理财，财不理你嘛。你们家一定是你理财咯？
nǐbùlǐcái，cáibùlǐnǐ ma 。nǐmen jiā yīdìng shì nǐ lǐcái lo ？
If you don't take care of your money, your money won't take care of you. So in your family it must be you who manages the money.
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