# 闲话 (xiánhuà)

In Mandarin Chinese, 闲话 (xiánhuà) means “chat; gossip”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: chat; gossip
- Pinyin: xiánhuà (xian2 hua4)
- Traditional: 閒話
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 别在背后说别人的闲话，快干活吧。
  Bié zài bèihòu shuō biérén de xiánhuà, kuài gànhuó ba.
  Stop gossiping about others behind their backs and get to work quickly.

## Characters

- [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/xian-hua-chat/

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