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to completely ignore

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

bu4li3bu4cai3 • bùlǐbùcǎi

Meaning


Primary

to completely ignore

Alternatives

completely ignore, completely ignores, completely ignoring, completely ignored, to ignore, ignore

Mnemonic


不理不睬 To completely ignore someone or something is to 不 not 睬 notice them and to 不 not use any bit of the 理 logic in your brain to think about them.

Usage


他 生气 的 时候, 总是 不理不睬。

When he is angry, he always completely ignores everyone.

他 对 那些 无礼 的 话 不理不睬。

He completely ignores those rude comments.

无论 我 怎么 问, 他 都 不理不睬。

No matter how I ask, he just completely ignores me.

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