xián

fence, guard; defend; idle time

HSK 5 #1529

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

书 xián shū light reading
饭 chī xián fàn to live as a parasite; doing nothing to earn one's keep
xiāo xián to spend one's leisure time; to idle away the time
děng xián ordinary; common; unimportant; idly; for no reason
fù xián to stay idle at home; to have resigned from office; to be unemployed; to have been fired; to be on a sabbatical
ān xián at one's ease; carefree; peaceful and carefree; leisurely
裤 xiū xián kù casual pants
鞋 xiū xián xié leisure shoes
dōng xián slack winter season (farming)
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)
随意 ān xián suí yì leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
舒适 ān xián shū shì leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
少管事 shǎo guǎn xián shì Mind your own business!; Don't interfere!
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)
有钱有 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time; to be part of the leisure class; the idle rich
气定神 qì dìng shén xián calm and composed (idiom)
儿 xiāo xián r erhua variant of 消閒|消闲[xiao1 xian2]
无业散 wú yè xián sǎn unemployed and idle
话 jiǎng xián huà to gossip; to make unfavorable comments
躲清 duǒ qīng xián to avoid external disturbance in order to idle
冗 xián rǒng officials with light duties; supernumeraries
在 xián zai at leisure
居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement; to stay home with nothing to do; to lead a solitary life