Chinese word dictionary

心不在焉

xīn bù zài yān · absent-minded; preoccupied; inattentive

Word information

Simplified心不在焉
Traditional心不在焉
Pinyinxīn bù zài yān
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 心不在焉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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