漠然 mòrán indifferent
indifferent; apathetic; cold
How to remember 漠然: 漠 desert + 然 however = indifferent.
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How it is used
- Coldly indifferent, unmoved - 他漠然地看着这一切 (tā mòrán de kànzhe zhè yíqiè) he watched it all with cold detachment.
- Written/literary; the 漠 evokes a 'desert' of feeling. Common: 漠然置之 (mòrán zhì zhī) to shrug something off, treat with indifference.
- Stronger and more literary than 冷淡 (lěngdàn, cool/unenthusiastic); 漠然 implies emotional blankness.