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Chinese Traditional: 心不在焉
Chinese Simplified: 心不在焉
Pinyin: xin1 bu2 zai4 yan1
Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ
English Meaning: absent-minded
German Meaning: geistesabwesend, zerstreut

Related Words:

心心

xīn

1. heart 2. mind 3. intention 4. center, core 5. thought, idea

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不不

bú

not, no (2nd tone)

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不在不在

bú zài

not in, not at, out

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在在

zài

1. in, at, on 2. located at 3. at the moment (ongoing action) 4. to be, to exist 5. (an indicator of location or time)

Here: in, at, located at

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焉焉

yān

[old use] 1. how, why, when 2. it 3. there, here 4. and so, so that

Here: there, here

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