悠 yōu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- Made of
- 攸 distant, far 心 heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
悠闲
yōuxián
leisurely; carefree
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Example phrases
- 退休后，他并没有追求完全悠闲的生活，反而继续参与公益讲座。 Tuìxiū hòu, tā bìng méiyǒu zhuīqiú wánquán yōuxián de shēnghuó, fǎn'ér jìxù cānyù gōngyì jiǎngzuò. After retiring, he did not seek a completely leisurely life; instead, he continued to take part in public-interest lectures.
- 周末的下午，老人们坐在公园里悠闲地下棋、聊天。 Zhōumò de xiàwǔ, lǎorénmen zuò zài gōngyuán lǐ yōuxián de xià qí, liáotiān. On weekend afternoons, old folks sit in the park leisurely playing chess and chatting.
- 他辞掉忙碌的工作，搬到海边过了一年悠闲的日子。 Tā cídiào mánglù de gōngzuò, bān dào hǎibiān guòle yī nián yōuxián de rìzi. He quit his busy job and moved to the seaside, living a leisurely life for a year.
Related words
- 忽悠 hūyou to fool; to hoodwink
- 转悠 zhuànyou to stroll; to wander around; to hang about
- 闲 xián free; idle
- 休闲 xiūxián leisure
- 空闲 kòngxián free, leisure; free time
- 闲话 xiánhuà gossip; idle talk; to gossip
- 闲置 xiánzhì to leave unused; to stand idle
- 游船 yóuchuán pleasure boat; excursion boat
- 消磨 xiāomó to kill time; to wear away
- 太极 tàijí tai chi; taiji
- 消遣 xiāoqiǎn to amuse oneself; pastime
- 跳伞 tiàosǎn to parachute; skydiving