Usage of the character 閒

variant of 間／间 (jiàn)

xián

闲

[閒]

idle
unoccupied
leisure

jiān

閒

[閒]

variant of 間／间 (jiān)

xiánchě

闲扯

[閒扯]

to chat
idle talk

xiánsǎn

闲散

[閒散]

laid back; leisurely
(of resources: workers, funds etc) unused; idle

xiánshì

闲事

[閒事]

other people's business

xiánqíng

闲情

[閒情]

leisurely frame of mind

qīngxián

清闲

[清閒]

idle
leisurely

xiánhuà

闲话

[閒話]

casual conversation
chat
gossip
to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

xiánshì

闲适

[閒適]

leisurely and comfortable
relaxed

xiánzhì

闲置

[閒置]

to leave sth unused
to lie idle

tōuxián

偷闲

[偷閒]

to snatch a moment of leisure
to take a break from work

fùxián

赋闲

[賦閒]

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

ānxián

安闲

[安閒]

peaceful and carefree
leisurely

děngxián

等闲

[等閒]

ordinary
common
unimportant
idly
for no reason

xiánkǒu

闲口

[閒口]

idle talk

xiánkòng

闲空

[閒空]

idle
free time
leisure

xiánliáo

闲聊

[閒聊]

to chat
casual conversation

yōuxián

悠闲

[悠閒]

leisurely
carefree
relaxed

xiánqián

闲钱

[閒錢]

spare money

kòngxián

空闲

[空閒]

leisure; spare time
(of a person) free; unoccupied
(of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied; unused; idle; vacant; spare

xiūxián

休闲

[休閒]

leisure
relaxation
not working
idle
to enjoy leisure
to lie fallow

xiánkǎn

闲侃

[閒侃]

to chat idly

xiánhuàng

闲晃

[閒晃]

to hang around
to hang out

xiántán

闲谈

[閒談]

to chat

xiāoxián

消闲

[消閒]

to spend one's leisure time
to idle away the time

xiánrén

闲人

[閒人]

idle person; idler
person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place

xiánxiá

闲暇

[閒暇]

leisure

xiánshū

闲书

[閒書]

light reading

xiánhùn

闲混

[閒混]

to loiter

xiányú

闲余

[閒餘]

(of one's time) idle; unoccupied

guǎnxiánshì

管闲事

[管閒事]

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

shuōxiánhuà

说闲话

[說閒話]

to chat
to gossip

xiāoxiánr

消闲儿

[消閒兒]

erhua variant of 消閒／消闲 (xiāoxián)

xiūxiánkù

休闲裤

[休閒褲]

casual pants

jiǎngxiánhuà

讲闲话

[講閒話]

to gossip
to make unfavorable comments

chīxiánfàn

吃闲饭

[吃閒飯]

to lead an idle life; to be a loafer

xiūxiánxié

休闲鞋

[休閒鞋]

leisure shoes

shǎoguǎnxiánshì

少管闲事

[少管閒事]

Mind your own business!
Don't interfere!

ānxiánshūshì

安闲舒适

[安閒舒適]

leisurely and free (idiom)
carefree and at ease

xiánláiwúshì

闲来无事

[閒來無事]

at leisure
idle
to have nothing to do

xiányánxiányǔ

闲言闲语

[閒言閒語]

idle gossip

duōguǎnxiánshì

多管闲事

[多管閒事]

meddling in other people's business

qìdìngshénxián

气定神闲

[氣定神閒]

calm and composed (idiom)

děngxiánzhībèi

等闲之辈

[等閒之輩]

(in the negative) (not) to be trifled with

xiánqíngyìzhì

闲情逸致

[閒情逸致]

leisurely and carefree mood