闲话 xiánhuà▶ gosip

Stroke order

闲话 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 闲 — 7 strokes
• 话 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. casual conversation
2. chat
3. gossip
4. to talk about (whatever comes to mind)

Related words

• 俗话pepatah umum
• 童话dongeng
• 话筒Mikrofon
• 不像话tidak masuk akal
• 休闲Waktu luang
• 实话Kebenaran

闲话 is pronounced xiánhuà and means “gosip”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 闲话 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.