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Usage of the character 闲

xián
[閒]
  • idle
  • unoccupied
  • leisure
xián
[閑]
  • enclosure
  • (variant of 閒/闲 (xián)) idle
  • unoccupied
  • leisure
xiánrén
闲人
[閑人]
  • variant of 閒人/闲人 (xiánrén)
xiánsǎn
闲散
[閒散]
  • laid back; leisurely
  • (of resources: workers, funds etc) unused; idle
xiánzuò
闲坐
[閑坐]
  • to sit around
  • to sit idly
dōngxián
冬闲
[冬閑]
  • slack winter season (farming)
ānxián
安闲
[安閑]
  • at one's ease
  • carefree
tōuxián
偷闲
[偷閒]
  • to snatch a moment of leisure
  • to take a break from work
ānxián
安闲
[安閒]
  • peaceful and carefree
  • leisurely
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
xiánrǒng
闲冗
[閑冗]
  • officials with light duties
  • supernumeraries
xiánzai
闲在
[閑在]
  • at leisure
xiánzhí
闲职
[閑職]
  • sinecure
  • position with practically no obligations
xiánxīn
闲心
[閑心]
  • leisurely mood
  • relaxed frame of mind
xiánkǎn
闲侃
[閒侃]
  • to chat idly
xiánkǒu
闲口
[閒口]
  • idle talk
xiánhuàng
闲晃
[閒晃]
  • to hang around
  • to hang out
xiánliáo
闲聊
[閒聊]
  • to chat
  • casual conversation
xiánqián
闲钱
[閒錢]
  • spare money
xiánxiá
闲暇
[閒暇]
  • leisure
xiánshū
闲书
[閒書]
  • light reading
xiánhùn
闲混
[閒混]
  • to loiter
xiányì
闲逸
[閑逸]
  • comfort and leisure
xiánjìng
闲静
[閑靜]
  • calm
  • tranquil
xiánchě
闲扯
[閒扯]
  • to chat
  • idle talk
xiányǎ
闲雅
[閑雅]
  • elegant
  • graceful
xiánqíng
闲情
[閒情]
  • leisurely frame of mind
xiánshì
闲事
[閒事]
  • other people's business
tōuxián
偷闲
[偷閑]
  • to snatch a moment of leisure
  • to take a break from work
  • also written 偷閒/偷闲 (tōuxián)
qīngxián
清闲
[清閒]
  • idle
  • leisurely
xiánhuà
闲话
[閒話]
  • casual conversation
  • chat
  • gossip
  • to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
xiánjū
闲居
[閑居]
  • to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement
  • to stay home with nothing to do
  • to lead a solitary life
xiánzhì
闲置
[閒置]
  • to leave sth unused
  • to lie idle
xiánshì
闲适
[閒適]
  • leisurely and comfortable
  • relaxed
děngxián
等闲
[等閒]
  • ordinary
  • common
  • unimportant
  • idly
  • for no reason
xiánkòng
闲空
[閒空]
  • idle
  • free time
  • leisure
yōuxián
悠闲
[悠閒]
  • leisurely
  • carefree
  • relaxed
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
xiántán
闲谈
[閑談]
  • variant of 閒談/闲谈 (xiántán)
xiánguàng
闲逛
[閑逛]
  • to stroll
xiántán
闲谈
[閒談]
  • to chat
xiāoxián
消闲
[消閒]
  • to spend one's leisure time
  • to idle away the time
xiánhuā
闲花
[閑花]
  • wild flower
xiánrén
闲人
[閒人]
  • idle person; idler
  • person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
bāngxián
帮闲
[幫閑]
  • to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
xiánzhāng
闲章
[閑章]
  • recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
xiánzá
闲杂
[閑雜]
  • (employee) having no fixed duties
xiányú
闲余
[閒餘]
  • (of one's time) idle; unoccupied
yōuxián
悠闲
[悠閑]
  • variant of 悠閒/悠闲
  • leisurely
xiánxiá
闲暇
[閑暇]
  • leisure
  • free time
  • unoccupied
  • not in use
fángxián
防闲
[防閑]
  • to guard
guǎnxiánshì
管闲事
[管閒事]
  • to meddle
  • to be a "nosy Parker"
  • to be too inquisitive about other people's business
duǒqīngxián
躲清闲
[躲清閑]
  • to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
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)
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
xiūxiánkù
休闲裤
[休閒褲]
  • casual pants
xiánliáotiān
闲聊天
[閑聊天]
  • to chat
  • idle gossip
xīn'ānshénxián
心安神闲
[心安神閑]
  • with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
xiányánxiányǔ
闲言闲语
[閒言閒語]
  • idle gossip
yǒuqiányǒuxián
有钱有闲
[有錢有閑]
  • to have money and time
  • to be part of the leisure class
  • the idle rich
duōguǎnxiánshì
多管闲事
[多管閒事]
  • meddling in other people's business
ānxiánsuíyì
安闲随意
[安閑隨意]
  • leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
ānxiánzìzai
安闲自在
[安閑自在]
  • leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
wúyèxiánsǎn
无业闲散
[無業閑散]
  • unemployed and idle
xiánhuàjiācháng
闲话家常
[閑話家常]
  • to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
xiánqíngyìzhì
闲情逸致
[閒情逸致]
  • leisurely and carefree mood
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
ānxiánzìdé
安闲自得
[安閑自得]
  • feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
yóushǒuhàoxián
游手好闲
[遊手好閑]
  • to idle about
xiányánsuìyǔ
闲言碎语
[閑言碎語]
  • idle gossip
  • irrelevant nonsense
  • slanderous rumor
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