HSK 6 · Emotions

无动于衷 wúdòngyúzhōng “unmoved” in Chinese

Traditional 無動於衷

What 无动于衷 means

  1. unmoved
  2. indifferent
  3. aloof
  4. unconcerned

How to say 无动于衷

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale无wú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale动dòng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale于yú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale衷zhōng1st tone, high and level

无动于衷 in a sentence

  1. 不管我怎么劝，他都无动于衷。

    Bùguǎn wǒ zěnme quàn, tā dōu wúdòngyúzhōng.

    No matter how I tried to persuade him, he was unmoved.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 看到孩子哭，她怎么能无动于衷？

    Kàndào háizi kū, tā zěnme néng wúdòngyúzhōng?

    How could she not be moved when she saw the child crying?

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 无动于衷 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 无 (wú) with each of its parts in a different colour
无wúnot to have
  • 一one · yī
  • 尢lame · wāng
The character 动 (dòng) with each of its parts in a different colour
动dòngto move
  • 云cloud · yún
  • 力strength · lìMeaning part

Memory aidStrength 力 makes things move. In the full form 動, 重 (zhòng) gave the sound.

The character 于 (yú) with each of its parts in a different colour
于yúto go
  • 二two · èr
  • 亅hook · jué
The character 衷 (zhōng) with each of its parts in a different colour
衷zhōnginner feelings
  • 衣clothes · yī
  • 中central · zhōng

How to write 无动于衷

无 4 strokes · 动 6 strokes · 于 3 strokes · 衷 10 strokes

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无动于衷 (wúdòngyúzhōng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 无动于衷 (wúdòngyúzhōng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 无动于衷

Words with 无

无wú · not to have无聊wúliáo · bored无论wúlùn · no matter what or how无法wúfǎ · to be unable to无奈wúnài · to have no alternative无数wúshù · countless无所谓wúsuǒwèi · to not matter无赖wúlài · rogue无比wúbǐ · incomparable无耻wúchǐ · shameless

Words with 动

动dòng · to move运动yùndòng · to exercise动物dòngwù · animal动物园dòngwùyuán · zoo运动员yùndòngyuán · athlete运动会yùndònghuì · sports meet活动huódòng · activity感动gǎndòng · to be moved激动jīdòng · excited动作dòngzuò · movement

Words with 于

终于zhōngyú · at last关于guānyú · about对于duìyú · regarding由于yóuyú · due to于是yúshì · thereupon位于wèiyú · to be located at善于shànyú · to be good at等于děngyú · to equal属于shǔyú · to be classified as在于zàiyú · to lie in

Words with 衷

衷心zhōngxīn · heartfelt

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

唾弃tuòqì · to spurn惋惜wǎnxī · to regret畏惧wèijù · to fear为难wéinán · to make things difficult (for)无精打采wújīngdǎcǎi · listless无忧无虑wúyōuwúlǜ · carefree嫌xián · to dislike向往xiàngwǎng · to yearn for

FAQs

无动于衷 (wúdòngyúzhōng) means “unmoved” or “indifferent”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it wúdòngyúzhōng: wú with a 2nd tone, then dòng with a 4th tone, then yú with a 2nd tone, then zhōng with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 无动于衷 is written 無動於衷. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type wudongyuzhong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 无动于衷 from the suggestions. Typing wudongyuzhong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
无动于衷 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.