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| Pronunciation |
: |
xián |
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| Meaning |
: |
- idle; unoccupied; not busy. (adj)
- quiet. (adj)
- unused. (adj)
- leisure. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
门 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
閑 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
5.2% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
|
|
: |
an unoccupied person; persons not concerned |
| 4. |
|
|
: |
a matter that does not concern one； unimportant matter |
| 5. |
|
|
: |
chat; tinkle; yatter; gossip |
Sentences:
| 1. Only when he retired did he start to take it easy. |
| tā |
zhí |
dào |
tuì |
xiū |
hòu |
cái |
néng |
xián |
xià |
lái |
。 |
| 他 |
直 |
到 |
退 |
休 |
后 |
才 |
能 |
闲 |
下 |
来 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 直到 |
: |
until; till; up to |
| 退休 |
: |
retire |
| 后 |
: |
after |
| 才 |
: |
only |
| 能 |
: |
can |
| 闲 |
: |
take it easy; unoccupied |
| 下来 |
: |
down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) |
|
| 2. I’ll call on you when I’m free. |
| děng |
wǒ |
kòng |
xián |
xià |
lái |
zài |
qù |
bài |
fǎng |
nǐ |
。 |
| 等 |
我 |
空 |
闲 |
下 |
来 |
再 |
去 |
拜 |
访 |
你 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 等 |
: |
wait |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 空闲 |
: |
free |
| 下来 |
: |
down; (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.) |
| 再 |
: |
only |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 拜访 |
: |
visit |
| 你 |
: |
you |
|
| 3. Don’t gossip behind other people’s back. |
| bù |
yào |
bèi |
hòu |
shuō |
rén |
jiā |
xián |
huà |
。 |
| 不 |
要 |
背 |
后 |
说 |
人 |
家 |
闲 |
话 |
。 |
|
|
|
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| 不要 |
: |
don’t |
| 背后 |
: |
back |
| 说 |
: |
say |
| 人家 |
: |
people |
| 闲话 |
: |
gossip |
|
| 4. Admittance of staff only. |
| xián |
rén |
miǎn |
jìn |
。 |
| 闲 |
人 |
免 |
进 |
。 |
|
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|
| 闲人 |
: |
persons not concerned |
| 免 |
: |
do not |
| 进 |
: |
enter |
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