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Meaning of 闲

Pinyin xián

Radical

门

Strokes

Definition

to stay idle / to be unoccupied / not busy / leisure / enclosure

Usage

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闲閑 xián 【Noun】 1. 没有事情；没有活动与“忙”相对。 (No matters or activities; the opposite of "busy.") 2. 房屋、器物等放着不用。 (Houses, objects, etc., left unused.) 3. 没有事情做的时候。 (When there is nothing to do.) 4. 与正事无关的。 (Unrelated to proper business.) 5. 栅栏。 (Railings.) 6. 防御。 (Defense.) 闲閑 xián 【Noun】 1. 同本义 ([En.] railings) 2. 马厩，关养马的地方 ([En.] stable) 3. 伦理道德的规范、界限 ([En.] norm) 4. 阻隔 ([En.] bounds) 闲閑 xián 【Verb】 1. 限制，约束 ([En.] restrict) 2. 熟悉、熟练。通“娴” ([En.] be familiar; be skillful) 3. 防止 ([En.] guard against; hinder; check) 闲閑、閒 xián 【Adjective】 1. 闲暇 ([En.] idle; unoccupied) 2. 空着，没使用 ([En.] vacant; not in use) 3. 悠闲 ([En.] leisurely and carefree) 4. 与正事无关的 ([En.] have no truck with one’s proper business) 5. 空虚 ([En.] hollow) 6. 安静 ([En.] quiet) 7. 娴雅。通“娴” ([En.] refined) 8. 大 ([En.] large) 9. 空阔;宽大 ([En.] empty) 闲閑、閒 xián 【Noun】 1. 空闲的时间 ([En.] leisure) 2. 闲职 ([En.] job with little work) 3. “閒”另见 jiān“间”; jiàn“间” (For "闲," see also jiān "间"; jiàn "间")

悠闲 yōu xián

leisurely / carefree / relaxed

悠闲自在 yōu xián zì zài

leisure

闲扯 xián chě

to chat / idle talk

闲暇 xián xiá

leisure

休闲 xiū xián

leisure / relaxation / not working / idle / to enjoy leisure / to lie fallow

闲置 xián zhì

to leave sth unused / to lie idle

闲聊 xián liáo

to chat / idle gossip

闲话 xián huà

digression / gossip / complaint / scandal / CL:段[duan4]

闲谈 xián tán

to chat

赋闲 fù xián

to stay idle at home / to have resigned from office / to be unemployed / to have been fired / to be on a sabbatical

闲适 xián shì

leisurely and comfortable / relaxed

闲逛 xián guàng

to stroll

闲情逸致 xián qíng yì zhì

leisurely and carefree mood

闲逸 xián yì

comfort and leisure

闲着 xián zhe

at a loose end / be at grass / have one's hands free

空闲 kòng xián

idle / free time / leisure / unused (place)

闲时 xián shí

idle hours / at leisure

闲人 xián rén

idle person / idler / unconcerned person

等闲 děng xián

ordinary / common / unimportant / idly / for no reason

闲居 xián jū

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life

管闲事 guǎn xián shì

to meddle / to be a "nosy Parker" / to be too inquisitive about other people's business

闲事 xián shì

other people's business

闲散 xián sǎn

idle / unused / at leisure

说闲话 shuō xián huà

make idle talk / talk behind sb.'s back / gossip / trash-talk / dish the dirt

清闲 qīng xián

idle / leisurely

闲云野鹤 xián yún yě hè

wild stock or floating clouds / a recluse with no fixed abode / rise at will above the clouds like the wild geese / the solitary cloud and the wild crane -- to have no fixed place of abode