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无动于衷

wúdòngyúzhōng

indifferent; unmoved; apathetic

A person calmly reads a newspaper beside a loud ringing alarm clock
Memory picture

Characters in this word

无 wú

Strokes
4
Radical
无 — no, not
Made of
一 one 尢 weak, lame

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

衷 zhōng

Strokes
10
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
衣 cloth 中 central
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 衷

Example phrases

  • 面对灾民的求助,他仍然无动于衷,令人寒心。 Miànduì zāimín de qiúzhù, tā réngrán wúdòngyúzhōng, lìng rén hánxīn. Faced with the disaster victims' pleas for help, he remained unmoved, which was chilling.
  • 无论老师怎么说,他都无动于衷,继续玩手机。 Wúlùn lǎoshī zěnme shuō, tā dōu wúdòngyúzhōng, jìxù wán shǒujī. No matter what the teacher says, he stays indifferent and keeps playing on his phone.
  • 看到这么感人的电影,她竟然无动于衷。 Kàndào zhème gǎnrén de diànyǐng, tā jìngrán wúdòngyúzhōng. Even watching such a moving film, she stayed completely unmoved.

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