心不在焉 meaning in English
absent-minded; preoccupied
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Meaning of 心不在焉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
xīnbùzàiyān
- absent-minded
- preoccupied
- inattentive
- with one's thoughts wandering
心不在焉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他在课堂上心不在焉。
He had his head in the clouds in class.
他心不在焉。
He's absent-minded.
她心不在焉的把车子撞在了柱子上。
By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
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心 xīn · heart · 4 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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在 zài · to exist · 6 strokes
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焉 yān · why? where? how? · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 心不在焉.
| 现在 | xiànzài | now; at present; currently |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 在家 | zàijiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
Questions about 心不在焉
What does 心不在焉 mean?
心不在焉 (xīnbùzàiyān) means "absent-minded; preoccupied".
How do you write 心不在焉?
心不在焉 is made of 4 characters: 心 (4 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 在 (6 strokes), 焉 (11 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.