无动于衷
wú dòng yú zhōng
unmoved
Character by character
无wú
no
no
动dòng
movement
movement
于yú
in
in
衷zhōng
the heart
the heart
Example
不管别人怎么劝，他都无动于衷。
No matter how people try to persuade him, he won't budge.
Tone: negative (criticism).
Usage and origin
衷 is the inner heart; implies cold indifference, often after 都 or 还是.
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