闲言碎语

閒言碎語

xiányánsuìyǔ

noun #27,480

Meanings

1 idle gossip
2 groundless talk
3 tittle-tattle

Characters

idle; leisure; free time

broken; fragmentary; trivial

language; words

Examples

HSK 2

别听那些闲言碎语，做好自己的事就行。

Bié tīng nàxiē xiányánsuìyǔ, zuòhǎo zìjǐ de shì jiù xíng.

Don't listen to all that gossip - just focus on your own business.

HSK 3

村里总有些爱说闲言碎语的人。

Cūnlǐ zǒng yǒuxiē ài shuō xiányánsuìyǔ de rén.

There are always people in the village who love to gossip.

Tips

usage

闲言碎语 is often used in the negative: 别说闲言碎语 (don't gossip) or 不理会闲言碎语 (ignore the gossip). The 碎 (broken, fragmentary) reinforces the trivial, scattered nature of the talk.

Stroke Order

闲 xián

言 yán

碎 suì

语 yǔ