闲 (閑)
xián
Pinyin

Definition

闲 (閑)
 - 
xián
  1. enclosure
  2. (variant of 閒|闲[xián]) idle
  3. unoccupied
  4. leisure
闲 (閒)
 - 
xián
  1. idle
  2. unoccupied
  3. leisure

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

鹇
xián
  1. 1 silver pheasant (Phasianus nycthemerus)
  2. 2 silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade

Related Words (20)

悠闲
yōu xián
  1. 1 variant: 悠闲
  2. 2 leisurely
闲
xián
  1. 1 enclosure
  2. 2 (variant of 閒|闲[xián]) idle
  3. 3 unoccupied
  4. 4 leisure
偷闲
tōu xián
  1. 1 to snatch a moment of leisure
  2. 2 to take a break from work
  3. 3 also written 偷閒|偷闲[tōu xián]
安闲
ān xián
  1. 1 at one's ease
  2. 2 carefree
闲事
xián shì
  1. 1 other people's business

Idioms (5)

安闲自在
ān xián zì zai
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
安闲自得
ān xián zì dé
  1. 1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
安闲随意
ān xián suí yì
  1. 1 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
心安神闲
xīn ān shén xián
  1. 1 with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
闲话家常
xián huà jiā cháng
  1. 1 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)

Sample Sentences

跟人闲聊所花费的咖啡钱，能买到你想知道的一切，还不算两人对酌山花开，一杯一杯复一杯所耗费的时间成本…..
gēn rén xiánliáo suǒ huāfèi de kāfēi qián ，néng mǎi dào nǐ xiǎng zhīdào de yīqiè ，hái bùsuàn liāngrén duìzhuó shānhuā kāi ，yībēi yībēi fù yībēi suǒ hàofèi de shíjiān chéngběn …..
The coffee money spent chatting with people can buy everything you want to know, not counting the time and cost “two people spend when the mountain flowers bloom drinking cup after cup.”
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面对面地坐下来闲聊这件事已经不再是刚需。
miànduìmiàn de zuòxia lái xiánliáo zhèjiàn shì yǐjīng bùzài shì gāng xū 。
It is no longer just a matter of sitting down and chatting.
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共享经济是闲置资源的再分配，让有需要的人得以较便宜的代价借用资源，持有资源者也能得到利益。我认为在这个资源分配极度不均的社会，这种想法很好也很环保。
gòngxiǎng jīngjì shì xiánzhì zīyuán de zài fēnpèi ，ràng yǒu xūyào de rén dé yǐ jiào piányi de dàijià jiè yòng zīyuán ，chíyǒu zīyuán zhě yě néng dédào lìyì 。wǒ rènwéi zài zhè ge zīyuán fēnpèi jídù bù jūn de shèhuì ，zhèzhǒng xiǎngfǎ hěn hǎo yě hěn huánbǎo 。
The sharing economy makes reuse of idle resources, allowing people in need to borrow resources for a relatively cheap price and those holding the resources can also derive benefit. I think that in a society in which there is an unequal proportionment of resources, this way of thinking is great in that it is environmentally friendly.
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嗯，好好利用像你这种闲置资源是不错，哈哈！但是不管怎样，别扰乱了公共秩序才好。
ng4 ，hǎohāo lìyòng xiàng nǐ zhèzhǒng xiánzhì zīyuán shì bùcuò ，hāhā ！dànshì bùguǎn zěnyàng ，bié rǎoluàn le gōnggòng zhìxù cái hǎo 。
Yeah, making good use of idle resources like you is good, ha ha! But, whatever happens, don't cause a nuisance to public order and it'll be fine.
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怎么回事呀？你们家厨房以后就是闲人勿进的“军事”禁地了？
zěnmehuíshì ya ？nǐmen jiā chúfáng yǐhòu jiùshì xiánrén wù jìn de “jūnshì ”jìndì le ？
What happened? So now your kitchen has become a restricted entry military zone barring entry to civilians?
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乖乖，考了八次？吓死宝宝了，除了惊异于你契而不舍的毅力，你这花钱不手软的财力也是让人艳羡啊！诶，您老这么多闲钱不如投资投资我呗。
guāiguāi ，kǎo le bā cì ？hèsǐ bǎobao le ，chúle jīngyì yú nǐ qìérbùshě de yìlì ，nǐ zhè huāqián bù shǒuruǎn de cáilì yě shì ràngrén yànxiàn ā ！èi ，nín lǎo zhème duō xián qián bùrú tóuzī tóuzī wǒ bēi 。
Oh darling, you've taken the test eight times? How frightful! It's not only your unwavering persistence I'm taken aback by, but your wealth in throwing so much good money after bad is also astounding! Ah! If you have so much money lying around, why don't you just invest it instead.
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