Correct

心不在焉

/ xīn bùzài yān /
Strokes

Definition

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

Example

Definition

absent-minded; distrait; inattentive

1
xīnzàiyān
心不在焉
dòu
zhāo
běn
xiǎoshuō
小说
  

She was reading a novel in a distracted manner.

2
yào
不要
xīnzàiyān
心不在焉
  

Do not let your mind wander.

3
xīnzàiyān
心不在焉
de
yàngzi
样子

have an absent expression

4
Shàng
上课
shí
xīnzàiyān
心不在焉

be absent-minded in class

5
Xīnzàiyān
心不在焉
tīng

listen absently

6
Xīnzàiyān
心不在焉
kàn
zhāo
hēibǎn
黑板

look at the blackboard half-heartedly