() — (bound form) desert; (bound form) indifferent, aloof, cold

Definition

A bound morpheme, not used alone. 沙漠 = desert; 冷漠 = cold and indifferent (toward people, problems, etc.).

bound form
(bound form) desert(bound form) indifferentaloofcold

Examples

  • Zhè piàn shā mò fēi cháng dà, zǒu le yì tiān hái kàn bú dào biān yuán.
    This desert is very large; after walking for a day you still can't see the edge.
  • Tā duì bié rén de kùn nan zǒng shì hěn lěng mò.
    He is always very indifferent to others' difficulties.
  • Tā duì zhè jiàn shì mò bù guān xīn.
    He is completely indifferent to this matter.

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