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闲事 (xián shì): Unimportant matter (noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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闲事 consists of 2 characters.

闲 • xián • leisure, idle, unoccupied • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

xián闲

leisure, idle, unoccupied

事 • shì • matter, affair, thing • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

shì事

matter, affair, thing

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Pinyinxián shì

Meaningunimportant matter, other people's business

Characters2

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Syntaxnoun

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Example Sentences with 闲事

Bié别

guǎn管

xián闲

shì事

。

Don't meddle in other people's business.

Tā他

zǒng总

ài爱

guǎn管

xián闲

shì事

，

ràng让

rén人

hěn很

He always likes to meddle, which annoys people.

fán烦

。

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 闲事.

Words with 闲

休闲xiū xiánenjoy free time; lie fallow
空闲kòng xiánfree time; spare time
闲话xián huàchitchat; digression
悠闲yōu xiánLeisurely / Carefree
闲置xián zhìleave idle
清闲qīng xiánleisurely; idle
闲人xián rénidler; bystander
闲扯xián chěchat idly, shoot the breeze

Words with 事

没事méi shìit's nothing; it doesn't matter; no problem
事情shì qingmatter; affair; thing
同事tóng shìcolleague
故事gù shistory; tale; plot
办事

bàn shì

to handle (affairs)

事先shì xiānin advance; beforehand

事实shì shífact

事物shì wùthing; object