心不在焉

xīnbùzàiyān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ

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

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 漫不经心 mànbùjīngxīn
    • 做事漫不经心 do things carelessly

Antonyms 反义词

Telling them apart

心不在焉 means the mind is elsewhere, whether briefly or habitually, and it works as a predicate. 漫不经心 stresses a casual, offhand attitude toward something and is often used as an adverbial before a verb.

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