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闲 xián

fence, guard; to defend; idle time

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 5
Radical
门
Traditional
閒
Type
Ideograph
Made of 门木 ⿵门木

Memory hint: A wooden fence 木 with a door 门

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Example sentences with 闲

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  1. 周末我比较闲。
    Zhōumò wǒ bǐjiào xián.
    I'm relatively free on weekends.
    weekend I relatively idle
  2. 你什么时候有空闲时间?
    Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòngxián shíjiān?
    When do you have free time?
    you what time have free-idle time (question)
  3. 有空闲的时候一起去休闲一下吧。
    Yǒu kòngxián de shíhou yìqǐ qù xiūxián yíxià ba.
    When you're free, let's go relax together.
    have free (particle) time together go leisure a-bit (suggestion)
  4. 他最近一点也不闲。
    Tā zuìjìn yìdiǎn yě bù xián.
    He hasn't been free at all recently.
    he recently a-bit also not idle
  5. 晚饭后,邻居们喜欢聚在一起说闲话。
    Wǎnfàn hòu, línjūmen xǐhuan jù zài yìqǐ shuō xiánhuà.
    After dinner, the neighbors like to gather together and gossip.
    dinner after, neighbors like gather at together say idle-talk

Words with 闲 (4)