心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 心不在焉

不
bù

no; not so

在
zài

to exist; to be alive

心
xīn

heart

不在
bù zài

not to be present

焉
yān

where