漠然

mòrán

adjective HSK 7-9 #46,932

Meanings

HSK 5

她漠然地看着窗外。

Tā mòrán de kàn zhe chuāngwài.

She gazed out the window indifferently.

HSK 7-9

他对这件事漠然置之。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì mòrán zhì zhī.

He was completely indifferent to the matter.

memory

漠 originally means 'desert' (沙漠) - vast, empty, barren. A desert-like emotional state: cold, empty, uncaring.

漠然 is literary. In everyday speech, 冷漠 or 无所谓 are more common ways to express indifference.

漠 mò

然 rán