志不在此 zhì bù zài cǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have one's ambitions elsewhere (idiom)

CHARACTERS

志 zhì
HSK 4
purpose, will, determination; annals
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
在 zài
HSK 1
be at, in, on; consist in, rest
此 cǐ
HSK 4
this, these; in this case, then