WordTaiwan frequency #18,282
心不在焉
ㄒㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄧㄢ
“inattentive; absent-minded; distracted”
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心
ㄒㄧㄣ
The physical heart; the mind or intellect; feelings or emotions; the center or core of something; intention or will.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
在
ㄗㄞˋ
To exist; to be located at or in a place; to be in the process of doing something; to depend on; to observe.
焉
ㄧㄢ
A function word; indicates place, like 'there' or 'here'; asks 'where', 'how', or 'why'; connects clauses to show consequence; functions like 'then' or 'thus'.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 現在ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗㄞˋnow; at present; currently; nowadays
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 中心ㄓㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄣcenter; heart; core; the middle point or most important part of something; a central location or hub
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 存在ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄞˋto exist; to be; to be present in time or space; (philosophy) something experienced in consciousness or being
- 擔心ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄣto worry; to be anxious; to feel uneasy about someone or something