答理 (dā) — to acknowledge (someone's greeting), to respond; (used chiefly in the negative) to take notice of
Definition
A colloquial verb meaning 'to acknowledge, to take notice of', almost always used in the negative (没答理, 不答理 = 'to ignore, pay no attention').
verb
to acknowledge (someone's greeting)to respond(used chiefly in the negative) to take notice of
Examples
- 答理，。Tā cóng lái bù dā bié rén, zǒng shì zhuāng zuò méi kàn jiàn.He never acknowledges others; he always pretends not to see them.
- ，答理。Wǒ jiào le tā hǎo jǐ shēng, tā dōu méi dā.I called her several times, but she didn't respond at all.
- 答理，。Nǐ bié dā nà zhǒng rén, bù zhí dé.Don't pay attention to that kind of person; it's not worth it.
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