xián huà
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  • 1

    n.chitchat; digression

    • xián huà shǎo shuō

      闲话

      Stop digression.

    • bié shuō xián huà le gǎn jǐn gàn huó

      闲话赶紧干活

      Stop digression and get to work.

    • xián huà shǎo shuō tǎo lùn jù tǐ wèn tí ba

      闲话讨论具体问题

      Enough of this digression; let's come to this point.

  • 2

    n.gossip; complaint; chit-chat

    • bié zài bèi hòu shuō xián huà

      背后闲话

      Don't gossip about somebody behind his back.

    • tā xǐ huan shuō rén xián huà

      喜欢闲话

      She likes to gossip.

    • bù yào lǐ zhè xiē xián huà

      这些闲话

      Don't pay attention to the gossip.

  • 3

    v.fmltalk casually about; chat

    • xián huà dàng nián

      闲话当年

      chat about bygone days

    • qīng yè xián huà

      清夜闲话

      chat in the dead of night

    • xián huà jiā cháng

      闲话家常

      chit-chat

Word usage

  • "闲话" is often matched with measure word "句"or"些".
    • 闲话

      one gossip

    • 闲话

      some gossips