搭理 (dā lǐ) — to acknowledge, to respond to, to take notice of (usually in negative contexts)
Definition
搭理 (dāli) means 'to acknowledge or pay attention to someone,' used mostly in negative or questioning sentences like 不搭理 or 谁搭理. The 'variant of 答理' gloss is just a character-form note, not a meaning.
verb
to acknowledgeto respond toto take notice of (usually in negative contexts)
Examples
- ，搭理。Wǒ gēn tā dǎ zhāo hu, tā gēn běn bù dā lǐ wǒ.I greeted him, but he completely ignored me.
- ，搭理。Tā shēng wǒ de qì le, liǎng tiān méi dā lǐ wǒ.She's mad at me and hasn't spoken to me for two days.
- 搭理？Shuí dā lǐ nǐ zhè zhǒng wú liáo de huà?Who would pay attention to such boring talk from you?
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