Word information
Simplified悠闲
Traditional悠閑/悠閒
Pinyinyōuxián
Part of speech形
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
悠闲
yōuxián · leisurely; carefree; relaxed; variant of 悠閒|悠闲; leisurely
Character breakdown
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How to learn 悠闲
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闲xián
enclosure; (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle; unoccupied; leisure; idle; unoccupied; leisure
休闲xiūxiánleisure; relaxation; not working; idle; to enjoy leisure; to lie fallow
悠久yōujiǔlong (tradition, history etc)
空闲kòngxiánleisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
忽悠hūyouto rock; to sway; to flicker (e.g. of lights reflected on water); to flutter (e.g. of a flag); to trick sb into doing sth; to dupe; to con
闲话xiánhuàcasual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)