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闲

xián

HSK 5 Character Traditional 閑

What 闲 means

1. enclosure
2. (variant of {闲|xián}) idle
3. unoccupied
4. leisure

Other readings

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

• xiánidle; unoccupied; leisure

Example sentences

• 和你闲聊。
  Hé nǐ xiánliáo.
  I am chatting with you.
• 少管闲事!
  Mind your own business!
• 我跟他闲逛过。
  Wǒ gēn tā xiánguàng guo.
  I've been hanging out with him.
• 实在闲得没事干。
  I'm bored and I have nothing to do.
• 汤姆星期五闲着。
  Tom took Friday off.
• 我可没有那闲空。
  I don't have that kind of time.

Words starting with 闲

• 闲话xián huàcasual conversation; chat; gossip
• 闲聊xián liáoto chat; casual conversation
• 闲逛xián guàngto stroll
• 闲暇xián xiáleisure; free time; unoccupied
• 闲人xián rénidle person; idler; person who has no legitimate reason to be in a certain place
• 闲谈xián tánto chat
• 闲置xián zhìto leave sth unused; to lie idle
• 闲散xián sǎnlaid back; leisurely; (of resources: workers, funds etc) unused; idle
• 闲适xián shìleisurely and comfortable; relaxed
• 闲事xián shìother people's business
• 闲情xián qíngleisurely frame of mind
• 闲坐xián zuòto sit around; to sit idly
• 闲书xián shūlight reading
• 闲扯xián chěto chat; idle talk
• 闲心xián xīnleisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
• 闲言碎语xián yán suì yǔidle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
• 闲在xián zaiat leisure
• 闲居xián jūto lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do…
• 闲章xián zhāngrecreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used…
• 闲职xián zhísinecure; position with practically no obligations
• 闲花xián huāwild flower
• 闲雅xián yǎelegant; graceful
• 闲杂xián zá(employee) having no fixed duties
• 闲静xián jìngcalm; tranquil

Words containing 闲

• 休闲xiū xiánleisure; relaxation; not working
• 空闲kòng xiánleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused…
• 悠闲yōu xiánleisurely; carefree; relaxed
• 清闲qīng xiánidle; leisurely
• 游手好闲yóu shǒu hào xiánto idle about
• 管闲事guǎn xián shìto meddle; to be a "nosy Parker"; to be too inquisitive about other people's business
• 等闲děng xiánordinary; common; unimportant
• 多管闲事duō guǎn xián shìmeddling in other people's business
• 农闲nóng xiánthe agricultural off-season; the farming slack season
• 忙里偷闲máng lǐ tōu xián(idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
• 说闲话shuō xián huàto chat; to gossip
• 赋闲fù xiánto stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed
• 消闲xiāo xiánto spend one's leisure time; to idle away the time
• 偷闲tōu xiánto snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; also written 偷闲
• 安闲ān xiánat one's ease; carefree
• 帮闲bāng xiánto hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
• 防闲fáng xiánto guard
• 吃闲饭chī xián fànto lead an idle life; to be a loafer
• 讲闲话jiǎng xián huàto gossip; to make unfavorable comments
• 安闲自在ān xián zì zaileisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
• 安闲自得ān xián zì défeeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
• 安闲随意ān xián suí yìleisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
• 安闲舒适ān xián shū shìleisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
• 少管闲事shǎo guǎn xián shìMind your own business!; Don't interfere!

Characters built on 木

These share the phonetic component 木 (mù), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 检jiǎnto check; to examine; to inspect
• 柬jiǎncard; note; letter
• 棉miángeneric term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton
• 楝liànMelia japonica
• 椠qiànwooden tablet; edition
• 枧jiǎnbamboo conduit; wooden peg; spout
• 梿liánsee 梿枷; to thresh (using a flail)

Characters that look like 闲

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 困kùnto trap; to surround; hard-pressed
• 闹nàonoisy; cacophonous; to make noise
• 闵Mǐnsurname Min
• 闰rùnintercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar…
• 囡nānchild; daughter

Sounds the same

Read xián, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 咸all; everyone; each
• 嫌to dislike; suspicion; resentment
• 弦bow string; string of musical instrument; watchspring
• 贤worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation
• 衔bit (of a bridle); to hold in the mouth; to harbor (feelings)
• 娴elegant; refined; to be skilled at
• 涎saliva
• 舷side of a ship or an aircraft
• 痫epilepsy; insanity
• 䕭a kind of vegetable
• 伭(literary) cruel; ruthless; (literary) dark red; black
• 憪composed, contented