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无心

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wú xīn

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Definitions

  1. 1. unintentionally
  2. 2. not in the mood to

Words Containing 无心

有口无心
yǒu kǒu wú xīn

to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom)

有嘴无心
yǒu zuǐ wú xīn

to talk without any intention of acting on it

有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

无心插柳
wú xīn chā liǔ

(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated

无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

茶饭无心
chá fàn wú xīn

no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering

Child Words of 无心

心
xīn

heart

无
wú

not to have

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