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    Expressing 'to pay attention to' with 理会 (lǐhuì)

    Actions & Events
    Negation

    Structure

    不理会 + Object

    Explanation

    理会 (lǐhuì) means "to pay attention to," "to heed," or "to take notice of" someone or something. It is most commonly used in negative constructions, such as 不理会 (to ignore or pay no attention to). When someone 不理会 something, they deliberately choose not to respond to or engage with it.

    Examples

    • 不管别人怎么嘲笑他，他一概不理会。

      Bùguǎn biérén zěnme cháoxiào tā, tā yígài bù lǐhuì.

      No matter how others mock him, he ignores them entirely.

    • 她专心看书，完全不理会旁边的吵闹声。

      Tā zhuānxīn kàn shū, wánquán bù lǐhuì pángbiān de chǎonào shēng.

      She was absorbed in reading and completely ignored the noise beside her.

    • 我发了好几条消息，他都没理会。

      Wǒ fā le hǎo jǐ tiáo xiāoxi, tā dōu méi lǐhuì.

      I sent several messages, but he didn't respond to any of them.

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