1. What does 爱答不理 mean in English?

爱答不理 (also known as 爱搭不理; Chinese PinYin: [ài dā bù lǐ]; traditional Chinese: 愛答不理) means to show the cold shoulder to someone else in Chinese. It is a Chinese idiomatic expression often used to describe someone who is reluctant to acknowledge or respond to sb.’s greetings or call. The term is a derogatory term adopted to show a critical or disrespectful attitude. It can be used in formal and informal conversations. Some commonly used phrases include: 爱答不理的 (reluctant, tend to ignore someone else), 对我爱答不理 (ignoring me), 别爱答不理的 (don’t ignore someone else).

Literally: 爱(love) + 答(response) + 不(no) + 理(care about)

2. How to pronounce 爱答不理 ?

Chinese Pinyin: [ài dā bù lǐ]

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3. Synonyms And Antonyms of 爱答不理

Synonyms: 爱理不理, 爱搭不理

Antonyms: 满腔热情

4. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 爱答不理

Fixed expression: N/A

Collocation: 爱答不理的 (reluctant, tend to ignore someone else), 对我爱答不理 (ignoring me), 别爱答不理的 (don’t ignore someone else),

Idioms: N/A

5. How to use 爱答不理 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences containing 爱答不理.

5.1 男朋友最近总是对我爱答不理的

Translation: My boyfriend is ignoring me lately.

5.2 当初的我,你爱答不理，现在的我,你高攀不起。

Translation: Previously, you ignored me; now, you can’t reach me.

5.3 他对你怎么能爱答不理呢？

Translation: How can he ignores you?

5.4 回答我, 别爱理不理的.

Translation: Answer my questions, don’t ignore me.

5.5 不要在乎一个对你爱答不理的人.

Translation: Don’t care about someone who ignores you.

5.6 喜欢的女生对我爱答不理.

Translation: The girl that I love ignores me.

5.7 她对不喜欢的人总是爱答不理的。

Translation: She always ignores those that she doe not like.

5.8 原谅我对你的爱答不理.

Translation: Forgive my ignoring you.

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