闲

闲(閒) [xián] 形

1. ■ （没有事情; 没有活动; 有空） not busy; idle; unoccupied:

不吃闲饭 won't be an idler;

吃闲饭 eat the bread of idleness;

闲不住 refuse to stay idle; always keep oneself busy;

不要游手好闲。 Don't idle about.

闲着不干事他可受不了。 He can't bear idleness.

2. ■ （不在使用中） not in use; unoccupied; lying idle:

闲房 unoccupied [vacant] room or house;

别让机器闲着! Don't let the machine stand idle!

没有一辆车闲着。 There's not a single free vehicle.; All the vehicles are in use.

3. ■ （与正事无关的） chatty; digressiv

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1. ■ （闲空儿） spare [free] time; leisure:

农闲 slack season in farming;

忙里偷闲 snatch a little leisure from a busy life;

今天她不得闲。 She has no time to spare today.