闲话 xiánhuà gossip

Traditional: 閒話

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中闲话means gossip. Two neighbours stand by the mailboxes, and one lowers their voice to talk about the family downstairs. That's the kind of chat this word is for. Want to try it out loud?

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Stroke order

闲话 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

闲话 — the Chinese character for gossip (xiánhuà), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 闲话 — gossip

闲 — 7 strokes
话 — 8 strokes

Senses

casual conversation
chat
gossip
to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

Characters in 闲话

闲 xián — enclosure; unoccupied; leisure
话 huà — dialect; language; spoken words

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Where 闲话 lives

HSK 6 list Practise Topic: Relationships Practise Topic: Communication Practise

闲话 is pronounced xiánhuà and means “gossip”.