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空闲
kòng xián
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- pinyin
- kòng xián
- simplified
- 空闲
- traditional
- 空閒
1 · adjective
free; unoccupied
没有事情占用、可以安排活动的。
Here kong4 xian2 describes a person being free, not idle equipment or the leisure noun.
Are you free this afternoon? I would like your help looking at this diagram.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Candidate — listening review pending
你下午空闲吗？我想请你帮我看看这张图。
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