心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān

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Definitions

1. absent-minded
2. preoccupied
3. inattentive
4. with one's thoughts wandering

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Child Words of 心不在焉

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 在 在 zài: to exist; to be alive
• 心 心 xīn: heart
• 不在 不在 bù zài: not to be present
• 焉 焉 yān: where