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闲 (Trad.: 閑)HSK 5
Pinyin: xián
English Definition: enclosure; (variant of 闲 ) idle; unoccupied; leisure
Chinese Definition:
①无事，与“忙”相对：闲暇。闲逛。闲居。闲人。居闲。空闲。
②指房屋、器物等放着不用：闲置。闲弃。闲房。闲钱。
③安静，清静：安闲。悠闲。闲逸。闲适。闲庭(清静的院落)。闲情逸致。
④与正事无关的：闲谈。闲聊。闲笔(指文学作品中与主题无关的文字)。
⑤平常：等闲。
⑥古同“娴”，熟习，文雅。
⑦空虚：回首总成闲。
⑧木栏之类的遮拦物。
⑨防御：防闲。
Antonyms: 忙
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 門
Ideographic:A wooden fence 木 with a door 门
Character Formation:
  • ⿵ Surround from above
    • 门 [ mén ] gate, door, entrance, opening
    • 木 [ mù ] tree; wood, lumber; wooden
Similar Characters: 闭 闶 闽 闪 闷 闯 阔
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Example Words
休闲HSK 5 xiū xián leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
闲话HSK 6 xián huà variant of 闲话 ; digression; gossip; complaint; scandal; Classifiers: 段
闲话HSK 6 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
闲置 xián zhì to leave sth unused; to lie idle
闲谈 xián tán to chat
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Example Sentences
1
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
zài
在
jiā lǐ
家里
xián guàng
闲逛
。
I like to wander around at home.
2
tā
她
xián xiá
闲暇
shí
时
xǐ huan
喜欢
kàn shū
看书
。
She enjoys reading books in her free time.
3
wǒ xǐ huān
我喜欢
zài
在
kòng xián
空闲
shí jiān
时间
dú shū
读书
。
I like to read books in my free time.
4
tā
她
xǐ huan
喜欢
zài
在
kòng xián
空闲
shí jiān
时间
dú shū
读书
。
She likes to read books in her free time.
5
bié ren
别人
de
的
shì qing
事情
，
bú yào
不要
duō guǎn xián shì
多管闲事
。
Other people's affairs, don't meddle in them.
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