心不在焉
xīn bù zài yān
Meaning
- absent-minded
- preoccupied
- inattentive
- with one's thoughts wandering
Example sentences
你现在很是心不在焉啊。
你現在很是心不在焉啊。
nǐ xiàn zài hěn shì xīn bù zài yān a。
You seem very distracted right now.
他在课堂上心不在焉。
他在課堂上心不在焉。
tā zài kè táng shàng xīn bù zài yān。
He was inattentive in class.
他最近心不在焉的，连话都要说两遍才听进去。
他最近心不在焉的，連話都要說兩遍才聽進去。
tā zuì jìn xīn bù zài yān de， lián huà dōu yào shuō liǎng biàn cái tīng jìn qù。
He's been absent-minded lately, and he only listens to things after they've been repeated twice.