漠然

mòrán

adjective HSK 7-9 #46,932

Meanings

他对这件事漠然置之。

Tā duì zhè jiàn shì mòrán zhì zhī.

He was completely indifferent to the matter.

她漠然地看着窗外。

Tā mòrán de kàn zhe chuāngwài.

She gazed out the window indifferently.

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 (lěngmò) or 无所谓 (wúsuǒwèi) are more common ways to express indifference.

漠 mò

然 rán