杂念

pái chú zá niàn

排除杂念

banish distracting thoughts from one's mind

tā bì shang le yǎn jing xī le zá niàn píng xīn jìng qì de zuò zhe

他闭上了眼睛，息了杂念，平心静气地坐着。

He closed his eyes to put a stop to all distracting thoughts, sitting there quietly and peacefully.

qīng lǐ le suǒ yǒu zá niàn

清理了所有杂念

clean away all distracting thoughts