Definition
暇 is a bound form (b.f.) meaning 'free time' or 'leisure'. It almost never appears alone — you'll find it in two-character words like 空闲 (kòngxián, free time) is more common, but 暇 appears in 闲暇 (xiánxiá, leisure time), 无暇 (wúxiá, have no time), and 目不暇接 (mùbùxiájiē, too many things to see). Because it's a bound form, you can't use 暇 by itself as a noun; it must be part of a compound.
b.f.
(bound form) free timeleisure
Examples
- ,。Tā gōngzuò tài máng, wú xiá zhàogù jiārén.He's too busy with work to have time to take care of his family.
- 暇,。Zhōumò yǒu xiá shí, wǒ xǐhuan qù gōngyuán sànbù.When I have free time on weekends, I like to go for a walk in the park.
- 。Jiàqī li tā xiǎngshòu le nándé de xián xiá.During the holiday he enjoyed some rare leisure time.
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