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心不在焉 (xīn bù zài yān): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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心不在焉 (xīn bù zài yān): Absent-minded — Meaning & Stroke Order

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心不在焉 consists of 4 characters.

heart; mind; core

thereupon, then; how? why? where?

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Words with 心

关心guān xīnHSK 3
小心xiǎo xīnHSK 3
担心dān xīnHSK 3
放心fàng xīnHSK 3
伤心shāng xīnHSK 4
信心xìn xīnHSK 4
开心kāi xīnHSK 4
心情xīn qíngHSK 4

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4

Words with 在

现在xiàn zàiHSK 1
正在zhèng zàiHSK 2
实在shí zàiHSK 4
存在cún zàiHSK 5
内在nèi zài
在乎zài hu
在于zài yú
在内zài nèi

Words with 焉

焉得yān dé
焉能yān néng
焉得虎子yān dé hǔ zǐ
焉能如此yān néng rú cǐ
语焉不详yǔ yān bù xiáng

受不了

shòu bù liǎo

HSK 4