xián rén
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  • 1

    n.person with nothing to do; idler; loafer; an unoccupied person

    • tā shì gè dà xián rén

      闲人

      He never has anything to do.

    • wǒ men xiàn zài dōu máng zhe yī gè xián rén yě méi yǒu

      我们现在闲人没有

      All of us are busy over our work and nobody is idle.

    • nóng máng jì jié cūn li méi yī gè xián rén

      农忙季节闲人

      During the busy farming season nobody in the village is idle.

  • 2

    n.unauthorized person; persons not concerned

    • yǒu xiē xián rén kāi shǐ zhēn duì tā shuō xián huà le

      有些闲人开始针对闲话

      Some idlers started to gossip about him.

    • xián rén miǎn jìn

      闲人

      No admittance except on business.