理 lǐ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
理睬
lǐcǎi
to pay attention to; to acknowledge
Characters in this word
睬 cǎi
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他多次提出修改方案，却始终没人理睬。 Tā duō cì tíchū xiūgǎi fāng'àn, què shǐzhōng méi rén lǐcǎi. He proposed revisions several times, but no one ever paid attention to him.
- 我跟他打招呼，他却不理睬我，径直走了过去。 Wǒ gēn tā dǎ zhāohu, tā què bù lǐcǎi wǒ, jìngzhí zǒu le guòqù. I greeted him, but he ignored me and walked straight past.
- 不管别人怎么劝，她都不理睬，一个人坐在角落里。 Bùguǎn biérén zěnme quàn, tā dōu bù lǐcǎi, yí ge rén zuò zài jiǎoluò lǐ. No matter how others urged her, she paid no attention and sat alone in a corner.