理睬
Old HSK 6
理睬 (lǐcǎi) · to pay attention to
理睬 (lǐcǎi) means “to pay attention to; to heed”. It is written with 2 characters: 理 (science) + 睬 (to notice). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 理睬 is built
The characters
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
睬 cǎi · to notice
What 睬 is made of
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 采cǎi — to collect
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
Example sentences
我叫了他几声，他都不理睬。Wǒ jiào le tā jǐ shēng, tā dōu bù lǐcǎi.I called him several times, but he ignored me.
别理睬那些无聊的话。Bié lǐcǎi nàxiē wúliáo de huà.Pay no attention to those silly remarks.
Questions about 理睬
What does 理睬 mean?
理睬 (lǐcǎi) means “to pay attention to; to heed”.
How do you pronounce 理睬?
理睬 is pronounced lǐcǎi.
Which HSK level is 理睬?
理睬 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 道理dàolireason
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 处理chǔlǐto handle
- 管理guǎnlǐto manage
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 理发lǐfàto get a haircut
- 理解lǐjiěto understand
- 理论lǐlùntheory
Learn 理睬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 114: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.