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闲心

xiánxīn

Description

"闲心"是指一个人放松、不着急的心情，或者有时间去关心别的事情。

"闲心" refers to a relaxed, unhurried mood, or having time to care about other things.

我们常常说"没有闲心"，意思是太忙了，没有心情做别的事。

We often say "没有闲心", meaning being too busy to be in the mood for other things.

Meanings

闲心xiánxīn

a relaxed, carefree mood; leisurely state of mind

工作太忙，我没有闲心去看电影。

I'm too busy with work to have time to watch movies.

闲心xiánxīn

the mood or interest to bother about other things

你还有闲心管别人的事？

You still have time to mind other people's business?

Related words

闲心情悠闲空闲操心

Notes

  • Etymology

    闲 (leisure/idle) + 心 (heart/mind), literally "a leisurely heart".

  • Nuance

    usually appears in negative or rhetorical forms like 没有闲心 or 哪有闲心.

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