Apathetic in Chinese
apathetic · HSK 7–9
冷漠
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- 冷 cold
- 漠 desert
他对别人的困难很冷漠。 He is indifferent to other people's difficulties.
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Apathetic in Chinese is 冷漠 (lěng mò). You can also say 漠然 (mò rán), 麻木 (má mù).
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