闲散
xián sǎn
Pinyin

Definition

闲散
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xián sǎn
  1. idle
  2. unused
  3. at leisure

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

散
sàn
  1. 1 variant of 散[sàn]
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
扩散
kuò sàn
  1. 1 to spread
  2. 2 to proliferate
  3. 3 to diffuse
  4. 4 spread
  5. 5 proliferation
  6. 6 diffusion
散步
sàn bù
  1. 1 to take a walk
  2. 2 to go for a walk
散发
sàn fā
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to emit
  3. 3 to issue
不欢而散
bù huān ér sàn
  1. 1 to part on bad terms
  2. 2 (of a meeting etc) to break up in discord
分散
fēn sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to distribute
吹散
chuī sàn
  1. 1 to disperse
失散
shī sàn
  1. 1 to lose touch with
  2. 2 missing
  3. 3 scattered
  4. 4 separated from
懒散
lǎn sǎn
  1. 1 inactive
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 lazy
  4. 4 indolent
  5. 5 negligent
打散
dǎ sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to break sth up
  3. 3 to beat (an egg)
拆散
chāi sàn
  1. 1 to break up (a marriage, family etc)
散伙
sàn huǒ
  1. 1 to disband
  2. 2 (of a partnership, group etc) to break up
散布
sàn bù
  1. 1 to disseminate
散场
sàn chǎng
  1. 1 (of a theater) to empty
  2. 2 (of a show) to end
散失
sàn shī
  1. 1 to squander
  2. 2 lost
散学
sàn xué
  1. 1 end of school
散心
sàn xīn
  1. 1 to drive away cares
  2. 2 to relieve boredom
散户
sǎn hù
  1. 1 individual (shareholder)
  2. 2 the small investor
散打
sàn dǎ
  1. 1 mixed martial arts

Idioms (20)

一哄而散
yī hōng ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse in confusion (idiom)
一拍两散
yī pāi liǎng sàn
  1. 1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)
  2. 2 to separate
一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā
  1. 1 lit. like a sheet of loose sand
  2. 2 fig. unable to cooperate (idiom)
不见不散
bù jiàn bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. Even if we don't see each other, don't give up and leave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Be sure to wait!
  3. 3 See you there!
作鸟兽散
zuò niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 lit. scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to head off in various directions
  3. 3 to flee helter-skelter
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席
qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí
  1. 1 even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
天下没有不散的筵席
tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xí
  1. 1 all good things must come to an end (idiom)
好聚好散
hǎo jù hǎo sàn
  1. 1 to part without hard feelings (idiom)
  2. 2 to cut the knot as smoothly as you tied it
如鸟兽散
rú niǎo shòu sàn
  1. 1 to scatter like birds and beasts (idiom)
  2. 2 to flee in all directions
妻离子散
qī lí zǐ sàn
  1. 1 a family wrenched apart (idiom)
披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà
  1. 1 with dishevelled hair (idiom)
  2. 2 with one's hair down
散兵游勇
sǎn bīng yóu yǒng
  1. 1 lit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)
树倒猢狲散
shù dǎo hú sūn sàn
  1. 1 When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (idiom); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause
  2. 2 Rats leave a sinking ship.
尽欢而散
jìn huān ér sàn
  1. 1 to disperse after a happy time (idiom)
  2. 2 everyone enjoys themselves to the full then party breaks up
阴魂不散
yīn hún bù sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the influence still lingers on
  3. 3 the spirit (of some doctrine) is still alive
云散风流
yún sàn fēng liú
  1. 1 lit. clouds scatter, wind flows (idiom); the crisis settles down
  2. 2 people disperse home
  3. 3 things return to normal
云消雾散
yún xiāo wù sàn
  1. 1 the clouds melt and the mists disperse (idiom)
  2. 2 to clear up
  3. 3 to vanish into thin air
风流云散
fēng liú yún sàn
  1. 1 lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives)
魂飞魄散
hún fēi pò sàn
  1. 1 lit. the soul flies away and scatters (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be frightened stiff
  3. 3 spooked out of one's mind
  4. 4 terror-stricken

Sample Sentences

说到闲散，你手边这本是【老子】吧？听说，现在老子思想很受老外欢迎，反倒是国内，一般人对老子的微言大义望之却步，认识不深。
shuō dào xiánsǎn ，nǐ shǒubiān zhè běn shì 【lǎozǐ 】ba ？tīngshuō ，xiànzài lǎozǐ sīxiǎng hěn shòu lǎowài huānyíng ，fǎndào shì guónèi ，yìbānrén duì lǎozi de wēiyán dàyì wàng zhī quèbù ，rènshi bù shēn 。
Talking of leisure, that book you've got there is Laozi, yes? I heard that Laozi's thinking is very popular among foreigners nowadays. It's actually now in China that normal people can't get to grips with Laozi's wisdom, due to their unfamiliarity with it.
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不过就是退休后的闲散生活，享受一下人生罢了。
búguò jiùshì tuìxiū hòu de xiánsǎn shēnghuó ，xiǎngshòu yíxià rénshēng bàle 。
It's just my life of leisure after my retirement, I'm just enjoying life, that's all.
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