xián

fence, barrier; defend; idle time

DEFINITIONS

  • fence, barrier
  • defend
  • idle time
  • enclosure
  • (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle
  • unoccupied
  • leisure
  • idle

WORDS

tōu xián to snatch a moment of leisure; to take a break from work; also written 偷閒|偷闲[tou1 xian2]
dōng xián slack winter season (farming)
ān xián at one's ease; carefree; peaceful and carefree; leisurely
自在 ān xián zì zai leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
自得 ān xián zì dé feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
隨意 ān xián suí yì leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
bāng xián to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
心安神 xīn ān shén xián with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)
yōu xián variant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely; carefree; relaxed
有錢有 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
無業散 wú yè xián sǎn unemployed and idle
躲清 duǒ qīng xián to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
遊手好 yóu shǒu hào xián to idle about
事 xián shì other people's business
人 xián rén variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]; idle person; idler; unconcerned person
冗 xián rǒng officials with light duties; supernumeraries
在 xián zai at leisure
坐 xián zuò to sit around; to sit idly
居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life
心 xián xīn leisurely mood; relaxed frame of mind
散 xián sǎn idle; unused; at leisure
暇 xián xiá leisure; free time; unoccupied; not in use
章 xián zhāng recreative seal, bearing not the owner's name but a well-known verse or such, and used for artistic purposes on paintings etc
聊天 xián liáo tiān to chat; idle gossip
職 xián zhí sinecure; position with practically no obligations
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