闲话
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

闲话

xiánhuà

casual conversation

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

casual conversation

02

chat

03

gossip

04

to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 闲话

What does 闲话 mean in Chinese?

闲话 (xiánhuà) means casual conversation.

How do you pronounce 闲话?

闲话 is pronounced xiánhuà.

Is 闲话 an HSK word?

闲话 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 闲话?

闲话 is used as a 名词 / 动词 (noun / verb) in Chinese.

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