空闲 kòngxián leisure
leisure; spare time; (of a person) free; unoccupied; (of equipment, rooms etc) unused; idle; vacant
How to remember 空闲: 空 empty + 闲 fence = leisure.
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How it is used
- Free time / unoccupied - 有空闲就看书 (yǒu kòngxián jiù kàn shū) read whenever free.
- Reading is kòngxián (free), and it covers free people, idle equipment, and vacant rooms; near 空 (kòng) but more explicit.
- Neutral, everyday register.
Example sentences
- 您空闲时间喜欢做什么？ Nín kòngxián shíjiān xǐhuān zuò shénme?What do you like doing in your free time?
- 你空闲时间喜欢做什么？ Nǐ kòngxián shíjiān xǐhuān zuò shénme?What do you like doing in your free time?
- 她利用空闲时间做布娃娃。 Tā lìyòng kòngxián shíjiān zuò bùwáwá.She spends her free time making dolls.