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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 心不在焉

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
心不在焉 xīn bù zài yān - absent-minded
- preoccupied
- inattentive
- with one's thoughts wandering

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,289 28,254 19,526

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
心 xīn- heart
- mind
- intention
- center
- core
- CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
不 bù- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
在 zài- to exist; to be alive
- (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
- (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
焉 yān- where
- how

Other Words Containing 心不在焉

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
心不在焉 - - 10,289 28,254 19,526