消闲 消閒
消闲 消閒 xiāo xián ㄒㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ siu1 haan4
- to spend one's leisure time
- to idle away the time
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More words with these characters
消
- 取消 qǔ xiāo ㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ceoi2 siu1 to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
- 抵消 dǐ xiāo ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄠ dai2 siu1 to counteract
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
- 消夜 xiāo yè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˋ siu1 je6 nighttime snack
- 消失 xiāo shī ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕ siu1 sat1 to disappear; to fade away
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- 消息 xiāo xi ㄒㄧㄠ ˙ㄒㄧ siu1 sik1 (piece of) news; information
- 消极 消極 xiāo jí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˊ siu1 gik6 negative
- 消毒 xiāo dú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄉㄨˊ siu1 duk6 to disinfect; to sterilize
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 消耗 xiāo hào ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄠˋ siu1 hou3 to consume; to use up
- 消费 消費 xiāo fèi ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ siu1 fai3 to consume (goods and services, resources etc)
- 消遣 xiāo qiǎn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ siu1 hin2 to while the time away
- 消防 xiāo fáng ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄤˊ siu1 fong4 firefighting
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消费者 消費者 xiāo fèi zhě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ siu1 fai3 ze2 consumer
- 不消 bù xiāo ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄠ bat1 siu1 to not need
- 低消 dī xiāo ㄉㄧ ㄒㄧㄠ dai1 siu1 minimum spend (stipulated by a restaurant, bar, club etc) (abbr. for 最低消费)
- 只消 zhǐ xiāo ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄠ zi2 siu1 to only need
- 夜消 yè xiāo ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄠ je6 siu1 variant of 夜宵
闲 閒
- 休闲 休閒 xiū xián ㄒㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau1 haan4 leisure
- 悠闲 悠閒 yōu xián ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau4 haan4 leisurely
- 说闲话 說閒話 shuō xián huà ㄕㄨㄛ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ to chat
- 偷闲 偷閑 tōu xián ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ tau1 haan4 to snatch a moment of leisure
- 偷闲 偷閒 tōu xián ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ tau1 haan4 to snatch a moment of leisure
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- 冬闲 冬閑 dōng xián ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dung1 haan4 slack winter season (farming)
- 安闲 安閑 ān xián ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ on1 haan4 at one's ease
- 安闲 安閒 ān xián ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ on1 haan4 peaceful and carefree
- 帮闲 幫閑 bāng xián ㄅㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˊ bong1 haan4 to hang on to and serve the rich and powerful by literary hack work etc
- 悠闲 悠閑 yōu xián ㄧㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jau4 haan4 variant of 悠闲
- 清闲 清閒 qīng xián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cing1 haan4 idle
- 空闲 空閒 kòng xián ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hung1 haan4 leisure; spare time
- 等闲 等閒 děng xián ㄉㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dang2 haan4 ordinary
- 赋闲 賦閒 fù xián ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ fu3 haan4 to stay idle at home
- 农闲 農閒 nóng xián ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ the agricultural off-season; the farming slack season
- 闲人 閑人 xián rén ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄣˊ haan4 jan4 variant of 闲人
- 闲冗 閑冗 xián rǒng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄥˇ haan4 jung2 officials with light duties
- 闲在 閑在 xián zai ㄒㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄗㄞ haan4 zoi6 at leisure
- 闲坐 閑坐 xián zuò ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋ haan4 zo6 to sit around
- 闲居 閑居 xián jū ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩ haan4 geoi1 to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement
Idioms with these characters
- 此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄤˇ ci2 siu1 bei2 coeng4 (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- 无福消受 無福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu ㄨˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄕㄡˋ mou4 fuk1 siu1 sau6 unfortunately cannot enjoy (idiom)
- 香消玉殒 香消玉殞 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩˋ ㄩㄣˇ (idiom) (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away
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- 消愁解闷 消愁解悶 xiāo chóu jiě mèn ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄇㄣˋ siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6 lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
- 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn ㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄙㄢˋ jin1 siu1 wan4 saan3 (idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear
- 云消雾散 雲消霧散 yún xiāo wù sàn ㄩㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄨˋ ㄙㄢˋ wan4 siu1 mou6 saan3 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
- 安闲舒适 安閒舒適 ān xián shū shì ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ ㄕˋ leisurely and free (idiom)
- 安闲随意 安閑隨意 ān xián suí yì ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ on1 haan4 ceoi4 ji3 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 安闲自得 安閑自得 ān xián zì dé ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄉㄜˊ on1 haan4 zi6 dak1 feeling comfortably at ease (idiom)
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- 安闲自在 安閑自在 ān xián zì zai ㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ on1 haan4 zi6 zoi6 leisurely and free (idiom); carefree and at ease
- 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閑 máng lǐ tōu xián ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
- 气定神闲 氣定神閒 qì dìng shén xián ㄑㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hei3 ding6 san4 haan4 calm and composed (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
- 闲云野鹤 閒雲野鶴 xián yún yě hè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄧㄝˇ ㄏㄜˋ (idiom) free spirit; person who leads a carefree, unfettered life
- 心安神闲 心安神閑 xīn ān shén xián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄢ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sam1 on1 san4 haan4 with one's heart at ease and one's spirit at rest (idiom)