free time; leisure; spare time
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
free time; leisure; spare time
Commonly used with the diminutive suffix -r (as 闲空儿) in spoken Northern Mandarin. Often used with measure words like 点儿 or 段.
Tā她
zhěng整
tiān天
máng忙
máng忙
lù碌
lù碌
de的
，
méi没
yǒu有
yì一
diǎnr点
xián儿
kòng闲
空
。
She's busy all day long, without a bit of free time.
Děng等
nǐ你
yǒu有
le了
xián闲
kòngr空
zán儿
，
men咱
qù们
gōng去
yuán公
zǒu园
zou走
走
。
When you have some free time, let's go for a walk in the park.
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Zhè这
duàn段
shí时
jiān间
wǒ我
xián闲
kòng空
hěn很
duō多
，
kě可
yǐ以
bāng帮
nǐ你
。
I have a lot of free time during this period, so I can help you.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
xià下
bān班
hòu后
cái才
yǒu有
xián闲
kòng空
kàn看
shū书
。
He only has free time to read books after getting off work every day.