Chinese
xián
Meaning: leisure; free time; idle or quiet; classical senses include fence, stable, norm, and to guard against
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective, Verb

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Example

他週末一有閑,就去河邊散步。
他周末一有闲,就去河边散步。
As soon as he has free time on weekends, he goes for a walk by the river.

Usage Notes

This written form is often a variant or literary form corresponding to 閒 for leisure or idleness. In older texts it can also mean a fence, a stable, a norm or boundary, or the act of guarding against something.

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