无情

• Pinyin: wú qíng
• Desglose de hanzi: 无 = negation (without); 情 = 忄+ 青 (heart in its pure/natural state — feeling, emotion, sentiment)

Significado

Despiadado; sin compasión; implacable.

Notably versatile: 无情的打击 (a merciless blow), 岁月无情 (time is merciless), 市场无情 (the market is ruthless), 无情的现实 (the heartless reality). Describes an absence of feeling rather than active malice. Less severe than 残忍 (cruel) or 狠毒 (vicious), but still strongly negative when applied to people. In literary or philosophical contexts, it captures the indifference of nature or fate.

Ejemplos

1. 市场竞争是无情的，任何忽视技术创新的企业终将被淘汰出局，这是不以人的意志为转移的规律。
2. 战争是无情的，它夺走了无数普通家庭的幸福与希望，留下了难以愈合的历史创伤。
3. 这位批评家以无情著称，从不因对象的名气或人际关系而对平庸作品网开一面。

Guía de uso

Contexto: literature, philosophy, business, history

Tono: negative

Correcto

• 历史是无情的——它对所有曾做出错误决策的领导者一视同仁，不论其动机多么良善，客观后果都将被如实记录在案。(History is merciless — it treats all leaders who made wrong decisions equally; no matter how well-intentioned their motives, the objective consequences will be faithfully recorded for posterity.)
• 这场突如其来的行业重组以无情的速度淘汰了大批未能及时转型的传统企业，令许多从业者措手不及，职业生涯由此急转直下。(This sudden industry restructuring eliminated a large number of traditional enterprises that failed to transform in time with merciless speed, catching many practitioners off guard and sending their careers into sharp decline.)

Incorrecto

• 无情 for someone who is simply reserved or not openly affectionate — use 冷静 or 不善表达; 无情 implies a genuine absence of compassion or human feeling, not mere emotional restraint

Origen e historia

无 (without) + 情 (feeling/emotion/sentiment) — without feeling or human compassion

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal