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石头人

石頭人
shítourén
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 a stone-hearted person, someone unmoved by emotion
  2. 2 a cold, unfeeling individual

Examples

看了这么感人的故事他都不哭，真是个石头人。
Kànle zhème gǎnrén de gùshi tā dōu bù kū, zhēn shì ge shítourén.
He didn't shed a tear at such a moving story — he's a real stone-hearted one.
她不是石头人，只是不轻易表露感情。
Tā bù shì shítourén, zhǐshì bù qīngyì biǎolù gǎnqíng.
She's not made of stone; she just doesn't wear her feelings on her sleeve.

Tips

memory
Picture a literal stone figure, expressionless and unyielding. Calling someone 石头人 evokes the same sense as English 'heart of stone.'

Stroke Order

石 shí
头 tóu
人 rén