心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4
- absent-minded
- preoccupied
- inattentive
- with one's thoughts wandering
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心
- 一心 yī xīn ㄧ ㄒㄧㄣ jat1 sam1 wholeheartedly
- 中心 zhōng xīn ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ zung1 sam1 center; heart; core
- 人心 rén xīn ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ jan4 sam1 popular feeling
- 信心 xìn xīn ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄣ seon3 sam1 confidence
- 伤心 傷心 shāng xīn ㄕㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ soeng1 sam1 to grieve
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- 内心 內心 nèi xīn ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄣ noi6 sam1 heart; innermost being
- 同心 tóng xīn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ tung4 sam1 to be of one mind; united
- 多心 duō xīn ㄉㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄣ do1 sam1 oversensitive
- 好心 hǎo xīn ㄏㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ hou2 sam1 kindness
- 存心 cún xīn ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ cyun4 sam1 deliberately
- 安心 ān xīn ㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ on1 sam1 at ease
- 专心 專心 zhuān xīn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ zyun1 sam1 to focus one's attention; to concentrate on (doing sth)
- 小心 xiǎo xīn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ siu2 sam1 to be careful
- 心中 xīn zhōng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ sam1 zung1 central point
- 心事 xīn shì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕˋ sam1 si6 a load on one's mind
- 心得 xīn dé ㄒㄧㄣ ㄉㄜˊ sam1 dak1 what one has learned (through experience, reading etc)
- 心思 xīn si ㄒㄧㄣ ˙ㄙ sam1 si1 mind
- 心情 xīn qíng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ sam1 cing4 mood; frame of mind
- 心意 xīn yì ㄒㄧㄣ ㄧˋ sam1 ji3 intention
- 心爱 心愛 xīn ài ㄒㄧㄣ ㄞˋ sam1 oi3 beloved
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
在
- 何在 hé zài ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ho4 zoi6 where?
- 内在 內在 nèi zài ㄋㄟˋ ㄗㄞˋ noi6 zoi6 inner
- 在世 zài shì ㄗㄞˋ ㄕˋ zoi6 sai3 to be alive
- 在乎 zài hu ㄗㄞˋ ˙ㄏㄨ zoi6 fu4 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 在内 在內 zài nèi ㄗㄞˋ ㄋㄟˋ zoi6 noi6 (included) in it
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- 在场 在場 zài chǎng ㄗㄞˋ ㄔㄤˇ zoi6 coeng4 to be present; to be on the scene
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 在座 zài zuò ㄗㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zoi6 zo6 to be present
- 在意 zài yì ㄗㄞˋ ㄧˋ zoi6 ji3 to care about
- 在于 在於 zài yú ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊ zoi6 jyu1 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 在线 在線 zài xiàn ㄗㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ zoi6 sin3 online; connected to the Internet
- 在职 在職 zài zhí ㄗㄞˋ ㄓˊ zoi6 zik1 to be employed
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 好在 hǎo zài ㄏㄠˇ ㄗㄞˋ hou2 zoi6 luckily
- 存在 cún zài ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋ cyun4 zoi6 to exist
- 实在 實在 shí zài ㄕˊ ㄗㄞˋ sat6 zoi6 really
- 所在 suǒ zài ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄞˋ so2 zoi6 place
- 旨在 zhǐ zài ㄓˇ ㄗㄞˋ zi2 zoi6 to have as its purpose
- 正在 zhèng zài ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄞˋ zing3 zoi6 to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
- 潜在 潛在 qián zài ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄞˋ cim4 zoi6 hidden
焉
- 于焉 於焉 yú yān ㄩˊ ㄧㄢ jyu1 jin4 (classical) see 于是
- 焉知 yān zhī ㄧㄢ ㄓ jin1 zi1 (literary) how is one to know?
- 焉耆 Yān qí ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ jin1 kei4 see 焉耆回族自治县
- 异焉 異焉 yì yān ㄧˋ ㄧㄢ ji6 jin4 feeling surprised at sth
- 焉耆县 焉耆縣 Yān qí Xiàn ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ jin1 kei4 jyun6 see 焉耆回族自治县
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- 功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄧㄢ gung1 mok6 daai6 jin1 no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
- 有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān ㄧㄡˇ ㄗˇ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄧㄢ jau5 zi2 cyun4 jin1 I still have sons, don't I?
- 焉耆盆地 Yān qí pén dì ㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ jin1 kei4 pun4 dei6 Yanqi basin in northeast of Tarim basin
- 语焉不详 語焉不詳 yǔ yān bù xiáng ㄩˇ ㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ jyu5 jin4 bat1 coeng4 to mention sth without elaborating (idiom); not giving details
Example sentences
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他 心不在焉 。
He's absent-minded.
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他 在 课堂 課堂 上心 不在 焉 。
He had his head in the clouds in class.
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她 心不在焉 的 把 车子 車子 撞 在 了 柱子 上 。
By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
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