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偷闲

tōu xián

2-character word Traditional 偷閑

What 偷闲 means

1. to snatch a moment of leisure
2. to take a break from work
3. also written {偷闲|tōu xián}

Other readings

偷闲 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• tōu xiánto snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work

The characters in 偷闲

• 偷tōuto steal; to pilfer; to snatch
• 闲xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲; unoccupied

Words containing 偷闲

• 忙里偷闲máng lǐ tōu xián(idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule

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