石头人

石頭人
shítourén
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 a stone-hearted person, someone unmoved by emotion
  2. 2 a cold, unfeeling individual

Examples

HSK 6
Tā búshì shítourén, zhǐshì bù qīngyì biǎolù gǎnqíng.
She's not made of stone; she just doesn't wear her feelings on her sleeve.
HSK 7-9
Kàn le zhème gǎnrén de gùshi tā dōu bù kū, zhēnshì ge shítourén.
He didn't shed a tear at such a moving story - he's a real stone-hearted one.

Tips

memory
Picture a literal stone figure, expressionless and unyielding. Calling someone 石头人 evokes the same sense as English 'heart of stone.'

Stroke Order

石 shí
头 tóu
人 rén