mò

漠

Character · Noun · Adverb

desert; indifferent

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

noun

desert; sandy wilderness

Specifically refers to desolate, sandy areas, often used in place names or literary descriptions.

Luò骆
tuo驼
zài在
hào浩
hàn瀚
de的
dà大
mò漠
zhōng中
xíng行
zǒu走
 。

Camels walk through the vast desert.

Gǔ古
dài代
sī丝
chóu绸
zhī之
lù路
chuān穿
yuè越
le了
guǎng广
kuò阔
de的
mò漠
běi北
dì地
qū区
 。

The ancient Silk Road passed through the vast regions north of the desert.

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Zhè这
kuài块
tǔ土
dì地
zhèng正
zài在
zhú逐
jiàn渐
biàn变
chéng成
shā沙
mò漠
 。

This piece of land is gradually turning into a desert.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
qù去
shā沙
mò漠
tàn探
xiǎn险
 。

We are going to explore the desert.

Shā沙
mò漠
lǐ里
bái白
tiān天
wēn温
dù度
hěn很
gāo高
 ,
wǎn晚
shang上
què却
hěn很
lěng冷
 。

Temperatures in the desert are high during the day but very cold at night.

2.

adverb

indifferently; coldly; without concern

Describes an attitude of lacking interest, enthusiasm, or sympathy.

Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
mò漠
shì视
huán环
jìng境
bǎo保
hù护
 。

We cannot ignore environmental protection.

Tā他
duì对
jiā家
rén人
de的
tòng痛
kǔ苦
mò漠
bù不
guān关
xīn心
 。

He is indifferent to his family's suffering.

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Miàn面
duì对
qiú求
zhù助
 ,
tā他
zhǐ只
shì是
lěng冷
lěng冷
de地
mò漠
rán然
zhì置
zhī之
 。

Faced with a cry for help, he just treated it with cold indifference.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
lěng冷
mò漠
de的
tài态
dù度
shāng伤
hài害
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
gǎn感
qíng情
 。

This indifferent attitude hurt everyone's feelings.

Qǐng请
bù不
yào要
yòng用
nà那
yàng样
mò漠
shì视
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
kàn看
wǒ我
 。

Please don't look at me with such indifferent eyes.