xiá

暇

Character · Adjective

free time; leisure

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adjective

free; having leisure time

formal

Most commonly used in fixed phrases or formal written contexts to describe unoccupied time.

Gōng工
zuò作
tài太
máng忙
 ,
wǒ我
wú无
xiá暇
gù顾
jí及
jiā家
tíng庭
 。

I'm too busy at work to take care of my family.

Tā他
zì自
gù顾
bù不
xiá暇
 ,
gēn根
běn本
bāng帮
bù不
liǎo了
nǐ你
 。

He can barely take care of himself, so he can't help you at all.

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Zhōu周
mò末
zhōng终
yú于
yǒu有
xiá暇
kě可
yǐ以
hǎo好
hǎo好
xiū休
xi息
le了
 。

Finally I have free time on the weekend to rest properly.

Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
pò迫
zài在
méi眉
jié睫
 ,
wǒ我
men们
wú无
xiá暇
tuō拖
yán延
 。

This matter is urgent, we have no time to delay.

Jià假
qī期
lǐ里
tā她
zǒng总
suàn算
chōu抽
chū出
xiá暇
lái来
tàn探
wàng望
yuǎn远
fāng方
de的
fù父
mǔ母
 。

During the holiday she finally managed to spare some time to visit her distant parents.