Meaning
to stay idle; to be unoccupied; not busy; leisure; enclosure
Chinese: 空闲、不忙。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xian” becomes a different word in each tone. 闲 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 休闲xiū xiánleisure; relaxation; not working; idle
- 空闲kòng xiánleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied
- 闲话xián huàcasual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
- 悠闲yōu xiánleisurely
- 说闲话shuō xián huàto chat; to gossip
Example Sentence
退休以后，爷爷的空闲时间多了起来。Tuì xiū yǐ hòu, yé ye de kòng xián shí jiān duō le qǐ lái.After retiring, Grandpa has more free time.
退Tuìto retreat休xiūto rest以后yǐ hòuafter，爷爷yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfath的deof空闲kòng xiánleisure时间shí jiān(concept of) time多duōmany了le(completed action)起来qǐ láito stand up。