Definition
无心 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning either 'not in the mood (to do something)' or 'unintentionally / inadvertently'. In the first sense it is often followed by a verb (无心工作 'not in the mood to work'); in the second it modifies an action (无心之言 'an unintentional remark'). As a separable verb, you can insert a modifier between 无 and 心, e.g. 无半点心 ('not have the slightest intention'). Note: the standard pronunciation is wú xīn, though the source data lists 'mó' — this is likely an error.
v.o.
not in the mood (to do sth)unintentionallyinadvertently
Examples
- 。Tā wú bàndiǎn xīn zài gōngzuò shàng.He doesn't have the slightest intention to focus on work.
- 无心,。Wǒ jīntiān mó gōngzuò, xiǎng xiūxi yíxià.I'm not in the mood to work today; I want to rest a bit.
- 无心,。Nà zhǐ shì mó zhī shī, qǐng bié jièyì.That was just an unintentional mistake; please don't mind it.
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