心不在焉

xīnbúzàiyān

absent; absent-minded; inattentive; preoccupied (with something else); half-hearted; dreamy

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absence of mind; abstraction; in the clouds; woolgather

【医】 mind wandering; preoccupation

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absence of mind; absent-mindedness; in the clouds; woolgather

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xin1 bu4 zai4 yan1

absent-minded, preoccupied, inattentive, with one's thoughts wandering

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心不在焉

xīn bú zài yān

be absent-minded; absence of mind; absent-mindedness; be woolgathering; be out to lunch; in a brown study; inattentive; One's wits are woolgathering.; One's wits are gone woolgathering.; One's mind is not in it.; One's mind was occupied with other things.; One's heart was no longer in it.; preoccupied; preoccupied with one's thought elsewhere; with an abstracted air; with one's mind wandering:

心不在焉地听着 listen absentmindedly;

他心不在焉， 你说什么他都没听见。 His thoughts were far away and he didn't hear a word of what you said.

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心不在焉|心不在焉 [xīn bù zài yān] ► absent-minded ► preoccupied ► inattentive ► with one's thoughts wandering