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title: "Wuqing Meaning: 无情 (wúqíng) Means “heartless”"
description: "无情 (traditional 無情, wúqíng) means “heartless; ruthless; merciless”. Hear its tones, see what 无 and 情 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wuqing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 无情 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

无情 wúqíng

## heartless; ruthless; merciless

## Its characters

1. 无 wú not have
2. 情 qíng feeling

## In a sentence

时间是无情的，谁也留不住。 Time is merciless; no one can hold on to it.

[More about 无情](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%97%A0%E6%83%85)

## More words with 无 or 情

- [爱情 àiqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/aiqing)
- [表情 biǎoqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoqing)
- [病情 bìngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingqing)
- [独一无二 dúyī-wú’èr](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duyiwuer)
- [风情 fēngqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengqing)
- [感情 gǎnqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganqing)
- [行情 hángqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangqing)
- [毫无 háowú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haowu)
- [尽情 jìnqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinqing)
- [激情 jīqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiqing)

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