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漠然

mòrán
adjective HSK 7 #46,932

Meanings

  1. 1 indifferent
  2. 2 apathetic; cold

Examples

他对这件事漠然置之。
Tā duì zhè jiàn shì mòrán zhìzhī.
He was completely indifferent to the matter.
她漠然地看着窗外。
Tā mòrán de kàn zhe chuāng wài.
She gazed out the window indifferently.

Tips

memory
漠 originally means 'desert' (沙漠) — vast, empty, barren. A desert-like emotional state: cold, empty, uncaring.
register
漠然 is literary. In everyday speech, 冷漠 (lěngmò) or 无所谓 (wúsuǒwèi) are more common ways to express indifference.

Stroke Order

漠 mò
然 rán