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心不在焉

xīn bú zài yān

B2 Level 6

心不在焉 (xīn bú zài yān) is a Chinese word meaning “absent-minded”. It sits at TOCFL Level 6 (CEFR B2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. absent-minded
  2. preoccupied
  3. inattentive
  4. with one's thoughts wandering

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).