漫不经心

漫不經心

mànbùjīngxīn

idiom #29,599

Meanings

1 careless; heedless; absent-minded
2 indifferent; nonchalant

Characters

overflowing; aimless; casual

to pass through; to experience

Examples

他漫不经心地翻着书，根本没在读。

Tā mànbùjīngxīn de fān zhe shū, gēnběn méi zài dú.

He was absent-mindedly flipping through the book without actually reading it.

对待工作漫不经心，迟早会出问题。

Duìdài gōngzuò mànbùjīngxīn, chízǎo huì chū wèntí.

Being careless about your work will sooner or later cause problems.

Tips

memory

漫 suggests something spread out without direction, 不 is negation, 经心 means 'going through the heart/mind'. So: not going through the heart — doing something without engaging the mind at all.

Stroke Order

漫 màn

不 bù

经 jīng

心 xīn