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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 闲事

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
闲事 xián shì - other people's business

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 17,561 37,157 24,133

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xián- enclosure
- (variant of 閒|闲[xian2]) idle
- unoccupied
- leisure
xián- idle
- unoccupied
- leisure
shì- matter
- thing
- item
- work
- affair
- CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

Other Words Containing 闲事

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
管闲事 - - 7,489 69,789 57,332
多管闲事 - - 8,881 38,254 23,781
闲事 - - 17,561 37,157 24,133