心不在焉 [－－－－]

Jyutping sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4
Pinyin xīn bù zài yān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. absent-minded
  2. preoccupied
  3. inattentive
  4. with one's thoughts wandering
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    唔​專注​；​失魂​；​諗​緊​第二​樣​嘢​；​心思​唔​喺​呢​度
    inattentive; distracted
    • 做乜心不在焉啊？你係咪有心事啊？
      做乜心不在焉啊？你系咪有心事啊？
      zou6 mat1 sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4 aa3? nei5 hai6 mai6 jau5 sam1 si6 aa3?
      Why are you not paying attention? Are you thinking of other things?
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    absent-minded; absent-mindedly; preoccupied
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    她心不在焉的把车子撞在了柱子上。
    她心不在焉的把車子撞在了柱子上。
    tā xīn bù zài yān de bǎ chē zi zhuàng zài le zhù zi shàng 。
    • By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.
  2. Mandarin
    他在课堂上心不在焉。
    他在課堂上心不在焉。
    tā zài kè táng shàng xīn bù zài yān 。
    • He had his head in the clouds in class.
  3. Mandarin
    他心不在焉。
    他心不在焉。
    tā xīn bù zài yān 。
    • He's not all there.
    • He's absent-minded.
    • He is scatterbrained.
  4. Mandarin
    你现在很是心不在焉啊。
    你現在很是心不在焉啊。
    nǐ xiàn zài hěn shì xīn bù zài yān a 。
    • Your mind is not occupied with your own affairs.
  5. Mandarin
    我感觉他似乎心不在焉。
    我感覺他似乎心不在焉。
    wǒ gǎn jué tā sì hū xīn bù zài yān 。
    • He was there physically, but not mentally.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢成日都心不在焉，系咪有咩事？
    佢成日都心不在焉，係咪有咩事？
    keoi5 seng4 jat6 dou1 sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4, hai6 mai6 jau5 me1 si6?
    • 他整天都心不在焉，是發生甚麼事了嗎？
    • He's been out of it all day. Is he okay?
  2. Cantonese
    做乜心不在焉啊？你系咪有心事啊？
    做乜心不在焉啊？你係咪有心事啊？
    zou6 mat1 sam1 bat1 zoi6 jin4 aa3? nei5 hai6 mai6 jau5 sam1 si6 aa3?
    • Why are you not paying attention? Are you thinking of other things?