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理睬

lǐ cǎi

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word

理睬 (lǐ cǎi) means "to heed; to pay attention to". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 理睬 means

1. to heed
2. to pay attention to

The characters in 理睬

• 理lǐtexture; grain (of wood); inner essence
• 睬cǎito pay attention; to take notice of; to care for

Example sentences

• 凯特看了克里斯一眼，然后不理睬他，使他感到痛苦。
  Kǎitè kàn le Kèlǐsī yīyǎn, ránhòu bù lǐcǎi tā, shǐ tā gǎndào tòngkǔ.
  Kate glanced at Chris and then ignored him, making him feel miserable.

Words containing 理睬

• 不加理睬bù jiā lǐ cǎiwithout giving due consideration; to ignore; to overlook

Where 理睬 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · lèng–lǐ (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read lǐ cǎi correctly.
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