不近人情
bù jìn rén qíng
unreasonable; heartless
Character by character
不bù
not
not
近jìn
near
near
人rén
human
human
情qíng
feelings
feelings
Example
生病了还不让请假，这也太不近人情了。
Not letting you take sick leave — that’s just heartless.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
Of rules or people that ignore ordinary human feeling.
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