无情
wúqíng
ruthless; heartless; merciless
Characters in this word
情 qíng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 青 blue, green
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 市场竞争看似无情，却迫使企业不断创新。 Shìchǎng jìngzhēng kànsì wúqíng, què pòshǐ qǐyè búduàn chuàngxīn. Market competition seems ruthless, yet it forces companies to keep innovating.
- 寒风无情地吹着，路上行人纷纷裹紧衣服。 Hánfēng wúqíng de chuīzhe, lùshang xíngrén fēnfēn guǒ jǐn yīfu. The cold wind blows mercilessly, and pedestrians on the road one after another pull their clothes tight.
- 朋友有难他却不理不睬，实在无情。 Péngyou yǒu nàn tā què bù lǐ bù cǎi, shízài wúqíng. His friend is in trouble, yet he ignores him completely — truly heartless.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title