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閑

xián

fence, barrier; defend; idle time

Strokes
12
Radical
門
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 闲

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 闲, the simplified form of 閑. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 实在闲得没事干。

    Shí zài xián de méi shì gàn

    I'm bored and I have nothing to do.

  • 你空闲时间喜欢做什么?

    Nǐ kòng xián shí jiān xǐ huan zuò shén me

    What do you like to do in your free time?

  • 不,我没有时间闲聊。

    Bù wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān xián liáo

    No, I don't have time for chitchat.

  • 您空闲时间喜欢做什么?

    Nín kòng xián shí jiān xǐ huan zuò shén me

    What do you like to do in your free time?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 闲

  • 休闲xiū xián 1–2 leisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
  • 闲xián 2enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied; leisure
  • 空闲kòng xián 4–2 idle; free time; leisure; unused (place)
  • 闲话xián huà 2–4 casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
  • 悠闲yōu xián 1–2 leisurely; carefree; relaxed
  • 说闲话shuō xián huà 1–2–4to chat; to gossip