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不理 (bù lǐ): To refuse to acknowledge (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

不理 consists of 2 characters.

不
bù
not; no
理
lǐ
reason, principle, to manage

Word Info

Pinyinbù lǐ
Meaningto refuse to acknowledge
Characters2
HSK 2.0—
HSK 3.0—
Syntaxverb
Word不理
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3.

Example Sentences with 不理

dù妒
huǒ火
ràng让
tā他
zuò做
chū出
le了
bù不
lǐ理
zhì智
de的
jué决
dìng定
。
Jealous rage made him make irrational decisions
wǒ我
jiào叫
tā他
，
tā他
bù不
lǐ理
cǎi睬
wǒ我
tā她
shēng生
qì气
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
bù不
lǐ理
cǎi
suī虽
rán然
tiáo条
jiàn件
bù不
lǐ理
xiǎng想
，
dàn但
dà
lǎo老
shī师
tí提
xǐng醒
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
cì次
，
dàn但
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
，
tā他
xiǎng想
tōng通
guò过
jié捷
jìng径
kuài快
sù速
zhì致
fù
suī虽
rán然
tā他
hěn很
nǔ努
lì力
，
dàn但
bǐ比
sài赛
tā他
wán完
quán全
bù不
lǐ理
jiě解
zhè这
ge个
fù复
。
I called him, but he ignored me.
睬
péng朋
yǒu友
de的
dào道
qiàn歉
。
She was angry, so she ignored her friend's apology.
大
jiā家
hái还
shì是
còu凑
hé合
zhe着
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wù务
。
Although the conditions were not ideal, everyone still managed to complete the task.
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.
富
，
dàn但
jié结
guǒ果
bìng并
bù不
lǐ理
xiǎng想
。
He wanted to get rich quickly through shortcuts, but the outcome was not ideal.
chéng成
jì绩
bìng并
bù不
lǐ理
xiǎng想
。
Although he worked very hard, his competition results were not ideal.
zá
杂
gài概
niàn念
de的
hé核
xīn心
hán含
yì义
。
He completely fails to understand the core meaning of this complex concept.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不理.

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàoHSK 1
  • 不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
  • 对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
  • 不错bù cuòHSK 2
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
  • 不久bù jiǔHSK 3
  • 不但bù dànHSK 3
  • 不同bù tóngHSK 3
Words with 理
  • 经理jīng lǐHSK 3
  • 修理xiū lǐHSK 4
  • 整理zhěng lǐHSK 4
  • 理发lǐ fàHSK 4
  • 理想lǐ xiǎngHSK 4
  • 理解lǐ jiěHSK 4
  • 管理guǎn lǐHSK 4
  • 办理
bàn lǐ
HSK 5