Chinese word

无所谓

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú suǒ wèi

Meaning

  • adjectivedon't mind

Example

我无所谓，你来决定吧。wǒ wú suǒ wèi nǐ lái jué dìng ba

I don't mind; you decide.

Illustration for 无所谓 (don't mind)

More examples

在讨论中，他总是说无所谓，让别人决定。zài tǎo lùn zhōng tā zǒng shì shuō wú suǒ wèi ràng bié rén jué dìng

During the discussion, he always says, "It doesn't matter," and lets others decide.

Core concept

Regards the result as unimportant to the speaker, making another person's choice easy to accept.

Common phrases

  • 对这件事无所谓duì zhè jiàn shì wú suǒ wèi

    don't mind this matter

  • 对结果无所谓duì jié guǒ wú suǒ wèi

    don't mind the result

  • 显得无所谓xiǎn de wú suǒ wèi

    seem unconcerned

Similar words

随便suí biàn: Showing that any option is acceptable and letting another person decide.
没关系méi guān xì: Reassuring someone that a problem or mistake is all right and does not matter.
无关紧要wú guān jǐn yào: Showing that something has little importance and can safely be ignored.

Definition in Chinese

表示对选择、意见或结果不在意，能接受任何一种情况，语气可以中性或带有推脱意味，常见于口语。biǎo shì duì xuǎn zé yì jiàn huò jié guǒ bú zài yì néng jiē shòu rèn hé yì zhǒng qíng kuàng yǔ qì ké yǐ zhōng xìng huò dài yǒu tuī tuō yì wèi cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ

Word origin

Built from 无 (wú, "not have") and 所谓 (suǒwèi, "so-called"), the expression treats the matter as having no special importance, which yields its sense of not minding.

Usage tips

  • English whatever often sounds rude or dismissive, but this Chinese expression can be neutral when it answers a simple choice and the speaker's tone remains relaxed.

Other meanings

  • doesn't matteradjective
  • not careadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 无所谓地wú suǒ wèi dìunconcernedlyadverb

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