xián
adjective HSK 5 #6,199

Meanings

  1. 1 idle; unoccupied; free (not busy)
  2. 2 leisurely; at leisure

Examples

Nǐ jīntiān yǒu xián ma?
Are you free today?
Tā xián bú zhù, zǒng xiǎng zhǎo shì zuò.
He can't sit still — he always wants to find something to do.
Wǒ zuìjìn tài xián le, hěn wúliáo.
I've been too idle lately — very bored.
Bié guǎn xiánshì.
Don't meddle in other people's business.

Tips

usage
can describe people (idle, free) or things (unused, spare). 闲人 = idler. 闲事 = other people's business. 闲聊 = to chat casually. 闲逛 = to stroll around aimlessly.
culture
The character shows (door) with (tree/wood) — a tree visible through the gate, suggesting leisure and peacefulness. The traditional form has (moon) in the doorway — moonlight through the gate, a serene image.

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