心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān

Dictionary entry

absent-minded

What does 心不在焉 mean?

心不在焉 (xīn bù zài yān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1absent-minded

2preoccupied

3inattentive

4with one's thoughts wandering

Character breakdown

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心xīnheart · mind 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 焉yānwhere · how

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心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān

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