闲话

閒話

xiánhuà

noun HSK 7-9 #14,225

Meanings

1 gossip
2 chat
3 digression

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

闲话少说，我们开始吧。

Xiánhuà shǎo shuō, wǒmen kāishǐ ba.

Enough small talk, let's get started.

HSK 5

她喜欢在背后说别人闲话。

Tā xǐhuan zài bèihòu shuō biérén xiánhuà.

She likes to gossip about others behind their backs.

Tips

usage

说闲话 means to gossip (negative connotation), while 闲话少说 is a set phrase meaning 'cut the chitchat.'

Stroke Order

闲 xián

话 huà