走神儿

走神兒

zǒushénr

verb

Meanings

1 to be absent-minded
2 to let one's mind wander
3 to zone out

Characters

to walk / to leave

Examples

上课别走神儿。

Shàngkè bié zǒushénr.

Don't zone out in class.

他开车时走神儿,差点出事故。

Tā kāichē shí zǒushénr, chà diǎn chū shìgù.

He spaced out while driving and nearly had an accident.

我刚才走神儿了,你说什么?

Wǒ gāngcái zǒushénr le, nǐ shuō shénme?

I just zoned out — what did you say?

Tips

usage

Northern colloquial form with 儿化 — common in Beijing speech. Without the 儿, 走神 has the same meaning. Literally 'the spirit walks off' — your 神 (mind/spirit) wanders away from what you're doing.

Stroke Order

走 zǒu

神 shén

儿 ér