Writing
冷漠 (lěng mò) — how to say "indifferent" in Chinese
冷漠
Indifferent, cold
adjective
Character composition
冷
cold
漠
indifferent
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
冫
Ice
#15 · bīng · 2 strokes
Collocations
态度冷漠
tài dù lěng mò
an indifferent attitude
表情冷漠
biǎo qíng lěng mò
an indifferent expression
冷漠的眼神
lěng mò de yǎn shén
an indifferent look
Examples
她对别人的困难总是很冷漠。
She is always indifferent to others' difficulties.
他对人很冷漠。
He is very indifferent to people.
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Frequently asked questions
Indifferent meaning in Chinese
"indifferent" in Chinese is 冷漠 (lěng mò).
冷漠 meaning in English
冷漠 (lěng mò) means "Indifferent, cold".
How is 冷漠 pronounced?
It is pronounced lěng mò (written as leng mo, lengmo). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "indifferent" in Chinese characters?
It is written 冷漠: 冷 has 7 strokes, 漠 has 13 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 冷漠?
冷漠 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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