闲 (閑) xián

1. xián adverb idle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '閑' adv)
2. xián noun a fence; a barrier
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 栅栏 (Guoyu '閑' n 1; Unihan '閑')
3. xián verb to defend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 闲 is synonymous with 防范 in this sense (Guoyu '閑' v 1; Unihan '閑')
4. xián noun a stable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 马厩 (Guoyu '閑' n 2)
5. xián noun a standard; a regulation
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 规范 (Guoyu '閑' n 3)
6. xián verb to be well-versed in
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 熟习; as a variant of 娴 (Guoyu '閑' v 2)

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• 闲散(閑散) idle; unused; at leisure
• 等闲之辈(等閒之輩) (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with
• 万水千山只等闲(萬水千山只等閒) thousands of rivers and mountains are barriers slight
• 悠闲(悠閒) leisurely; carefree; relaxed
• 闲扯(閒扯) to chat; idle talk
• 貌什闲暇(貌甚閒暇) a stolid countenance
• 闲聊天(閑聊天) to chat; idle gossip
• 闲口(閒口) idle talk
• 安闲(安閑) at one's ease; carefree
• 闲逛(閑逛) to stroll
• 闲印(閑印) a free style seal
• 防闲(防閑) to guard
• 躲清闲(躲清閑) to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
• 空闲(空閑) idle; free ; idle time; free time; leisure
• 闲话家常(閑話家常) to chat about domestic trivia
• 闲置(閒置) to leave something forgotten; to set aside; to lie idle
• 闲冗(閑冗) officials with light duties; supernumeraries
• 游手好闲(遊手好閑) to idle about
• 闲来无事(閒來無事) at leisure; idle; to have nothing to do
• 少管闲事(少管閒事) Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
• 冬闲(冬閑) slack winter season
• 闲谈(閒談) to chat
• 安闲舒适(安閒舒適) leisurely and free ; carefree and at ease
• 安闲自在(安閑自在) leisurely and free; carefree and at ease
• 闲静(閑靜) calm; tranquil
• 闲杂(閑雜) (employee) having no fixed duties
• 闲侃(閒侃) to chat idly
• 帮闲(幫閑) to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
• 赋闲(賦閒) to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical
• 无业闲散(無業閑散) unemployed and idle
• 闲雅(閑雅) elegant; graceful
• 争闲气(爭閑氣) to argue over a triffle
• 休闲鞋(休閒鞋) leisure shoes
• 多管闲事(多管閒事) meddling in other people's business
• 休闲裤(休閒褲) casual pants
• 有钱有闲(有錢有閑) to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
• 闲逸(閑逸) comfort and leisure
• 闲人(閒人) idle person; idler; unconcerned person ; idle person; idler; unconcerned person
• 闲言碎语(閑言碎語) idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
• 消闲(消閒) to spend one's leisure time; to idle away the time
• 气定神闲(氣定神閒) calm and composed
• 消闲儿(消閒兒) to idle away the time
• 闲晃(閒晃) to hang around; to hang out
• 清闲(清閒) idle; leisurely
• 安闲自得(安閑自得) feeling comfortably at ease
• 闲暇(閑暇) leisure; free time
• 闲心(閑心) leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
• 安闲随意(安閑隨意) leisurely and free; carefree and at ease
• 闲情(閒情) leisurely frame of mind
• 闲职(閑職) sinecure; position with practically no obligations

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