分神

fēnshén

verb #18,388

Meanings

1 to be distracted; to divert one's attention
2 to spare some attention for

Characters

to divide; to split

spirit; mind; attention

Examples

开车的时候不要分神。

Kāichē de shíhou bú yào fēnshén.

Don't get distracted while driving.

他一分神就把题做错了。

Tā yī fēnshén jiù bǎ tí zuòcuò le.

The moment he lost focus, he got the question wrong.

Tips

memory

分 (to divide/split) + 神 (spirit/mind) — your mind splits its attention, so you lose focus.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

神 shén