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Information of 闲

Pinyin xián

Radical

门

Strokes

7 strokes

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Definition

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

闲 (xián) 1. No business; no activity, in contrast to "busy": 游手好闲 (to idle away); 没有闲工夫 (there's no spare time). 2. Houses, objects, etc., are left unused: 闲置 (to leave unused); 闲房 (vacant room); 机器别闲着 (don’t leave the machine idle). 3. When there is nothing to do: 农闲 (idle farming season); 忙里偷闲 (to steal some leisure time amidst busyness). 4. Not related to serious matters: 闲谈 (idle talk); 闲人免进 (no admittance to troublemakers); 闲话 (trivial matter). 5. Railings (also refers to barrier). 6. Defense. 闲 (xián) - Noun Original meaning: Railings. Character formation: Pictophonetic, depicting wood inside a door. 1. Same as the original meaning (railings). 2. Stable, a place to raise horses. 3. Ethical and moral norms, bounds. 4. Separation, boundaries. 闲 (xián) - Verb 1. To restrict, to constrain. 2. To be familiar, skillful (homophone with "娴"). 3. To guard against; hinder; check. 闲 (xián) - Adjective 1. Idle; unoccupied. 2. Vacant; not in use. 3. Leisurely and carefree. 4. Not related to one's proper business. 5. Hollow; empty. 6. Quiet. 7. Refined (homophone with "娴"). 8. Large. 9. Spacious or vast. 闲 (xián) - Noun 1. Leisure time. 2. Job with little work. 3. "闲" can also be seen as 见 "间"; 见 "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