xián

enclosure

(variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure; idle

gate (门) + tree (木) = idle leisure

A tree standing in a doorway blocks passage and creates a quiet, enclosed space — the stillness of having nowhere urgent to be. That sense of restful containment became leisure itself.

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他今天没有工作,整个下午都很

tā jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng zuò, zhěng gè xià wǔ dōu hěn xián。

he has no work today and has been completely free the whole afternoon.

难得有几天的时间,她打算好好休息。

nán dé yǒu jǐ tiān xián de shí jiān, tā dǎ suàn hǎo hǎo xiū xi。

having a rare few days of leisure, she plans to rest well.

Words with 闲

闲书

xián shū

light reading

闲混

xián hùn

to loiter

闲空

xián kòng

idle

游手好闲

yóu shǒu hào xián

to idle about

闲事

xián shì

other people's business

闲侃

xián kǎn

to chat idly

闲静

xián jìng

calm

闲人

xián rén

variant of 閒人|闲人[xian2 ren2]

闲冗

xián rǒng

officials with light duties

闲在

xián zai

at leisure

闲坐

xián zuò

to sit around

闲居

xián jū

to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement

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