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不理

bù lǐ

“To refuse to acknowledge” in Chinese is 不理 (bù lǐ).

Meaning

  • to refuse to acknowledge
  • to pay no attention to
  • to take no notice of
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  • to ignore

Example

为什么你不理我?

Why are you ignoring me?

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 不利 (bùlì, unfavorable)