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

Character Breakdown

心
xīn
heart; mind; soul
HSK 3 4 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
在
zài
at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
HSK 1 6 丶
焉
yān
why? where? how?; strange; thereupon, then
11 丶

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