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不理
(bù lǐ): To refuse to acknowledge (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù
不
not; no
理 • lǐ • reason, principle, to manage • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
lǐ
理
reason, principle, to manage
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 不理.
Words with
不
不要
bù yào
don't!
不客气
bú kè qi
you're welcome; impolite
对不起
duì bu qǐ
sorry
不错
bù cuò
correct
不好意思
bù hǎo yì si
to feel embarrassed
不久
bù jiǔ
not long (after)
不但
bù dàn
not only (... but also ...)
不同
bù tóng
different
Words with
理
经理
jīng lǐ
manager
修理
xiū lǐ
repair; mend; fix
整理
zhěng lǐ
to arrange
理发
lǐ fà
hair-dressing
理想
lǐ xiǎng
ideal; ambition
理解
lǐ jiě
comprehend; understanding
管理
guǎn lǐ
to supervise
办理
bàn lǐ
deal with; attend to; handle
4.
Example Sentences with 不理
wǒ
我
jiào
叫
tā
他
,
tā
他
bù
不
lǐ
理
cǎi
睬
wǒ
我
。
I called him, but he ignored me.
tā
她
shēng
生
qì
气
le
了
,
suǒ
所
yǐ
以
bù
不
lǐ
lǎo
老
shī
师
tí
提
xǐng
醒
le
了
hǎo
好
jǐ
几
cì
次
,
wǒ
我
bù
不
lǐ
理
huì
会
tā
他
。
I ignore him.
nà
那
zhǐ
只
māo
猫
kàn
看
qǐ
起
lái
来
hěn
很
gāo
高
ào
傲
nǐ
你
zěn
怎
néng
能
rú
如
cǐ
此
hěn
狠
xīn
心
,
duì
对
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bú
不
rèn
认
wéi
为
,
duì
对
nàn
难
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
zǒng
总
shì
是
bù
不
lǐ
理
cǎi
tā
他
bìng
并
wèi
未
cǎi
采
nà
纳
wǒ
我
de
的
jiàn
建
yì
议
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
wài
外
jiè
界
zhì
质
yí
疑
bú
不
duàn
断
,
理
cǎi
睬
péng
朋
you
友
de
的
dào
道
qiàn
歉
。
She was angry, so she ignored her friend's apology.
dàn
但
yǒu
有
xiē
些
xué
学
shēng
生
huán
还
shì
是
bù
不
lǐ
理
cǎi
睬
kè
课
táng
堂
jì
纪
lǜ
律
。
The teacher reminded them several times, but some students still ignored the classroom rules.
,
bù
不
lǐ
理
rén
人
。
That cat looks very arrogant and ignores people.
nián
年
mài
迈
fù
父
mǔ
母
de
的
kěn
恳
qiú
求
zhì
置
zhī
之
bù
不
lǐ
理
?
How can you be so heartless as to ignore the pleas of your elderly parents?
mín
民
zhì
置
zhī
之
bù
不
lǐ
理
shì
是
wéi
违
bèi
背
rén
人
dào
道
de
的
ma
吗
?
Don't you think that ignoring refugees is contrary to humanity?
睬
nà
那
xiē
些
lái
来
zì
自
mò
陌
shēng
生
rén
人
de
的
shàn
善
yì
意
tí
提
xǐng
醒
ne
呢
?
Why do you always ignore those kind reminders from strangers?
,
duì
对
qí
其
yú
余
rén
人
de
的
yì
意
jiàn
见
yě
也
yí
一
gài
概
zhì
置
zhī
之
bù
不
lǐ
理
。
He did not adopt my suggestion and also completely ignored the opinions of everyone else.
tā
他
xiàng
向
lái
来
bù
不
lǐ
理
huì
会
nà
那
xiē
些
háo
毫
wú
无
gēn
根
jù
据
de
的
liú
流
yán
言
fēi
蜚
yǔ
语
。
Despite constant external doubts, he has never paid attention to those groundless rumors.