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闲话家常

xián huà jiā cháng

4-character word Traditional 閑話家常

What 闲话家常 means

1. to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

The characters in 闲话家常

• 闲xiánenclosure; (variant of 闲; unoccupied
• 话huàdialect; language; spoken words
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 常chángalways; ever; often

Example sentences

• 他们不只是洗去汗水、污垢和镇日的操劳，同时也沉浸在闲话家常日常生活当中。
  Tāmen bù zhǐshì xǐ qù hànshuǐ, wū gòu hé zhènrì de cāoláo, tóngshí yě chénjìn zài xiánhuà jiācháng rìcháng shēnghuó dāngzhōng.
  They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.