spare time; leisure
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
spare time; leisure; free time when one has nothing to do
Commonly used in spoken language. Can take the suffix '儿' (闲工夫儿) in colloquial speech.
Wǒ我
míng明
tiān天
yǒu有
xián闲
gōng工
fu夫
，
zán咱
men们
qù去
hē喝
chá茶
ba吧
。
I have some spare time tomorrow; let's go have tea.
Tā他
lián连
yì一
diǎn点
r儿
xián闲
gōng工
fu夫
dōu都
méi没
yǒu有
，
zhěng整
tiān天
máng忙
de得
yào要
mìng命
。
He doesn't even have a moment of free time; he's incredibly busy all day long.
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Hǎo好
bù不
róng容
yì易
yǒu有
diǎn点
r儿
xián闲
gōng工
fu夫
，
wǒ我
xiǎng想
hǎo好
hǎo好
xiū休
xi息
yí一
xià下
。
I finally have some leisure time, and I want to get some good rest.
Nǐ你
nǎ哪
tiān天
yǒu有
xián闲
gōng工
fu夫
ér儿
，
zán咱
men们
hǎo好
hǎo好
liáo聊
liao聊
。
Whenever you have some free time, let's have a good chat.