xián

common
verb

Meaning of 闲居

闲居 means to live in idleness; to stay at home without work; to live in retirement. Pronounced xián jū.

  • to live in idleness; to stay at home without work; to live in retirement

Definitions & Examples

shī
hòu
 
zhí
xián
zài
jiā
 

After losing his job, he has been staying at home idle.

Lǎo
rén
tuì退
xiū
hòu
xuǎn
zài
xiāng
xià
xián
 
guò
zhe
níng
jìng
de
shēng
huó
 

After retiring, the old man chose to live in seclusion in the countryside, leading a peaceful life.

yàn
juàn
le
guān
chǎng
zhēng
dòu
 
jué
xián
shān
lín
 
zhuān
xīn
xiě
zuò
 

Tired of officialdom struggles, he decided to live in reclusion in the mountains and focus on writing.