Dictionary/心不在焉

心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ
Idiom
1absent-minded
2preoccupied
3inattentive
4with one's thoughts wandering

Characters

心不在焉

Examples

tā她xīn bù zài yān心不在焉de的bǎ把chē车zǐ子zhuàng撞zài在le了zhù zi柱子shàng上。
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.
他心不在焉。
He's absent-minded.