# 说闲话 (shuōxiánhuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 说闲话 (shuōxiánhuà) means “to gossip; to chat idly”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to gossip; to chat idly
- Pinyin: shuōxiánhuà (shuo1 xian2 hua4)
- Traditional: 說閒話
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要在别人背后说闲话。
  Búyào zài biérén bèihòu shuōxiánhuà.
  Don't gossip behind other people's backs.

## Characters

- [说](https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-speak/) (shuō): to speak; to say
- [闲](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-idle/) (xián): idle; free
- [话](https://hanziro.com/word/hua-spoken-words/) (huà): spoken words; speech

https://hanziro.com/word/shuo-xian-hua-gossip/

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