绝情

絕情

juéqíng

adjective #30,433

Meanings

1 heartless
2 merciless
3 without regard for someone's feelings

Characters

to cut off; to sever

feeling; affection

Examples

你怎么这么绝情，连最后一面都不见？

Nǐ zěnme zhème juéqíng, lián zuìhòu yī miàn dōu bù jiàn?

How can you be so heartless — you won't even see me one last time?

他绝情地挂掉了电话。

Tā juéqíng de guà diào le diànhuà.

He hung up the phone coldly.

Tips

usage

绝 "to cut off" + 情 "feelings / affection" — to sever emotional ties. Used overwhelmingly about romantic relationships and family ruptures, not strangers. Carries an accusatory tone: you say someone 绝情 when they hurt you by acting cold. Compare 无情 (wúqíng, unfeeling, more general).

Stroke Order

绝 jué

情 qíng