不近人情 (bù jìn rén qíng) — (idiom) unreasonable and unsociable; lacking co…

Definition

Chengyu for people who act cold and unreasonable, ignoring others' feelings. Used as a predicate or to modify a noun like 态度.

idiom

unreasonable and unsociablelacking consideration for others' feelings

不近人情，。
Tā zhè ge rén tài bù jìn rén qíng le, cóng lái bù guān xīn bié rén.
He is too unreasonable; he never cares about others.
不近人情，。
Nǐ zhè yàng zuò shì bù jìn rén qíng, dà jiā dōu bú yuàn yì gēn nǐ hé zuò.
Doing things like this shows you're unsociable; nobody wants to cooperate with you.
，不近人情。
Suī rán tā shì lǐng dǎo, dàn bù jìn rén qíng de tài dù ràng rén nán yǐ jiē shòu.
Although he is the leader, his cold attitude is hard to accept.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The picture in 不 originally showed a flower’s calyx; the “no” sense came later from a related character, not from this picture.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

辶斤近

Meaning part形符xíngfú

辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk

Sound part声符shēngfú

斤

Same sound today

近 combines 辶, a walking radical, with 斤, which gives the sound. The walking part fits the idea of moving close to something.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

青

Same sound today

情 shows 心 (heart) beside 青, which gives the sound. The heart part points to feelings and inner states.

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