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空闲

kòngxián

free, leisure; free time

HSK 6 · Topic “Time and Stages”
A person relaxes in an armchair with tea and a book
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Characters in this word

空 kōng

Strokes
8
Radical
穴 — cave, den, hole
Made of
穴 cave, den, hole 工 labor, work
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

闲 xián

Strokes
7
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 木 tree
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他工作很忙，只有晚上十点以后才有一点空闲。 Tā gōngzuò hěn máng, zhǐyǒu wǎnshang shí diǎn yǐhòu cái yǒu yìdiǎn kòngxián. He is very busy with work and only has a little free time after ten at night.
  • 你明天下午有空闲吗？我想请你帮个忙。 Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ yǒu kòngxián ma? Wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ bāng ge máng. Are you free tomorrow afternoon? I'd like to ask you for a favour.
  • 他利用空闲时间学会了弹吉他。 Tā lìyòng kòngxián shíjiān xuéhuì le tán jítā. He learned to play the guitar in his spare time.

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