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闲

xiánㄒㄧㄢˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: NHÀN

Traditional: 閑

HSK 3.0 · 5

Meaning(verb, adjective, adverbial adjective)

enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied; leisure

Common: 闲着 (be idle), 闲聊 (chat), 闲不住 (can't keep still).

Examples

  • 你明天闲吗?我们去喝咖啡吧。

    nǐ míng tiān xián ma? wǒ men qù hē kā fēi ba.

    Are you free tomorrow? Let's get coffee.

  • 他退休以后闲不住,又找了工作。

    tā tuì xiū yǐ hòu xián bú zhù, yòu zhǎo le gōng zuò.

    After retiring he couldn't sit idle and found another job.

  • 家里有一间闲房子。

    jiā lǐ yǒu yì jiān xián fáng zi.

    There's a spare room at home.

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Stroke order

NHÀN · 7 strokes

enclosure; (variant of 闲) idle; unoccupied; leisure