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

心不在焉
xīn bù zài yān
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He had his head in the clouds in class.
他在课堂上心不在焉。
By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
她心不在焉的把车子撞在了柱子上。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
careless · heedless · absent-minded · indifferent漫不经心màn bù jīng xīnto be preoccupied (idiom) · to be inattentive · to be frightened out of one's mind魂不守舍hún bù shǒu shèlit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom); fig. capricious (derog.) · to have ants in one's pants · hyperactive · adventurous and uncontrollable心猿意马xīn yuán yì mǎto divert one's attention; to get distracted · (courteous) to be so good as to take care of (a matter)分心fēn xīn
Antonyms
(idiom) to concentrate one's attention completely; with rapt attention全神贯注quán shén guàn zhù(idiom) single-minded; fully focused专心致志zhuān xīn zhì zhì
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