# 爱理不理 (àilǐbùlǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 爱理不理 (àilǐbùlǐ) means “cold and aloof; standoffish”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: cold and aloof; standoffish
- Pinyin: àilǐbùlǐ (ai4 li3 bu4 li3)
- Traditional: 愛理不理
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他最近对我总是爱理不理的。
  Tā zuìjìn duì wǒ zǒngshì àilǐ-bùlǐ de.
  He has been cold and aloof toward me lately.

## Characters

- [爱](https://hanziro.com/word/ai-love/) (ài): to love; love
- [理](https://hanziro.com/word/li-pay-attention/) (lǐ): to pay attention to; reason
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no

https://hanziro.com/word/ai-li-bu-li-cold-and-aloof/

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