休
闲

Leisure in Chinese: 休闲 (xiū xián)

xiū xián

leisure

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 休閒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1leisure
  2. 2relaxation
  3. 3not working
  4. 4idle
  5. 5to enjoy leisure
  6. 6to lie fallow

Stroke order

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休
闲

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ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

ㄒㄧㄢˊ

xián

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

休闲

Simplified

休閒

Traditional

Example sentences

See 休闲 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 周末他喜欢穿休闲的衣服。

    zhōu mò tā xǐ huan chuān xiū xián de yī fu。

    On weekends he likes to wear casual clothes.

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Related words

闲

xián

enclosure

休息

xiū xi

rest

空闲

kòng xián

idle

退休

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

休假

xiū jià

to go on vacation

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

休克

xiū kè

shock (loanword)

休眠

xiū mián

to be dormant (biology)

休想

xiū xiǎng

don't think (that)

休养

xiū yǎng

to recuperate

悠闲

yōu xián

variant of 悠闲

说闲话

shuō xián huà

to chat

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