má mù bù rén

麻木不仁 (má mù bù rén) is a Chinese word meaning “numbed; insensitive; apathetic”.

Meanings

  1. 1numbed
  2. 2insensitive
  3. 3apathetic
  4. 4thick-skinned

Characters in 麻木不仁

麻má · hemp (variant of 麻[ma2])木mù · (bound form) tree不bù · no; not so仁rén · humane

Related words

不no; not so不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct不能cannot麻烦trouble; inconvenience不管not to be concerned不行won't do不同different不好意思to feel embarrassed不好no good

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