无心

無心

wúxīn

adjective #13,311

Meanings

1 unintentional
2 not in the mood to

Characters

heart; mind; intention

Examples

他是无心之过，不要太怪他了。

Tā shì wúxīn zhī guò, bù yào tài guài tā le.

It was an unintentional mistake — don't blame him too much.

今天我无心工作，脑子里全是别的事。

Jīntiān wǒ wúxīn gōngzuò, nǎozi lǐ quán shì bié de shì.

I'm not in the mood to work today — my mind is full of other things.

Tips

usage

无心 has two distinct uses: (1) 'unintentional' as in 无心之过 (an unintentional mistake), and (2) 'not in the mood' as in 无心学习 (not in the mood to study). Context determines which meaning applies.

Stroke Order

无 wú

心 xīn