Definition
睬 (cǎi) is a verb meaning 'to pay attention to' or 'to heed,' but it is almost never used alone—it appears almost exclusively in the compound 理睬 (to acknowledge or respond to someone) or in the set phrase 不理不睬 (to completely ignore). In negative constructions, it carries a sense of deliberate disregard.
v
to heedto pay attention to (used in 理睬 and 不理不睬)
Examples
- 睬。Tā duì wǒ de wèntí bùlǐbùcǎi.He completely ignored my question.
- ，睬。Wǒ jiào le tā hǎojǐ cì, tā dōu bù lǐcǎi wǒ.I called him several times, but he didn't acknowledge me.
- 睬，。Nǐ zhèyàng bù lǐ cǎi biérén, huì dézuì rén de.If you ignore people like this, you'll offend them.
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