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空闲

kòng xián · kong xian

Traditional 空閒

Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. leisure; spare time
  2. (of a person) free; unoccupied
  3. (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied; unused; idle; vacant; spare
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A free table

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)人(rén)真多(zhēnduō)，有(yǒu)空闲(kòngxián)的(de)桌子(zhuōzi)吗(ma)？

    This teahouse is so crowded. Is there a free table?

  2. Liangliang

    那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)空闲(kòngxián)的(de)桌子(zhuōzi)。

    There's a free table over there.

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！快(kuài)过去(guòqù)吧(ba)！

    Great! Let's hurry over!

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)桌子上(zhuōzishàng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)包(bāo)。

    But there's a bag on the table.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)它(tā)就(jiù)不算(bùsuàn)空闲(kòngxián)了(le)。

    Then it doesn't count as free.

  6. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)站着(zhànzhe)喝(hē)吧(ba)！

    Right, we'd better stand and drink!

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2 examples
01

父(fù)亲(qīn)常(cháng)常(cháng)在(zài)空(kòng)闲(xián)时(shí)间(jiān)读(dú)侦(zhēn)探(tàn)小(xiǎo)说(shuō)。

Father would often read detective stories in his spare time.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)空(kòng)闲(xián)时(shí)间(jiān)全(quán)都(dōu)花(huā)在(zài)阅(yuè)读(dú)上(shàng)。

I spend all my free time reading.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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