心不在焉

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

CEDICT

absent-minded; absent-mindedly; preoccupied

Wiktionary

語出《禮記．大學》：「心不在焉，視而不見，聽而不聞。」心思心神不集中。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 心 xīn
  1. heart
  2. mind
  3. intention
  4. center
  5. core

classifiers: 顆, 個
2 不在 bùzài
  1. not to be present
  2. to be out
  3. (euphemism) to pass away
  4. to be deceased
3 焉 yān
  1. where
  2. how

Related entries

失神 shīshén
  1. absent-minded
  2. to lose spirit
  3. despondent
恍惚 huǎnghū
  1. absent-minded
  2. distracted
  3. dazzled
  4. vaguely
  5. dimly
走神 zǒushén
  1. absent-minded
  2. one's mind is wandering
对不起，我走神了。

Sorry, I zoned out.

Source: Tatoeba

走神兒 zǒushénr
  1. absent-minded
  2. one's mind is wandering
跑神兒 pǎoshénr
  1. absent-minded
  2. one's mind is wandering
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