Free time in Chinese
free time · HSK 6
空闲
- 空 empty
- 闲 idle
我周末有点空闲，可以帮你。 I have some free time this weekend, so I can help you.
Other ways to say free time
More words with 空 or 闲
How do you say free time in Chinese?
Free time in Chinese is 空闲 (kòng xián). You can also say 空 (kòng), 闲 (xián), 工夫 (gōng fu).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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Meanings from our own dictionary. Chinese often has more than one way to say a word.