得闲 (dé) — to have free time, to be at leisure

Definition

得闲 (déxián) means 'to be at leisure' and is most common in polite written invitations, like ∼请来一叙. More formal than saying you're free in casual speech.

verb

to have free timeto be at leisure

Examples

得闲。
Nǐ dé de shí hou kě yǐ lái wǒ jiā lǐ zuò zuò.
When you have free time, you can come over to my place for a visit.
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Wǒ měi tiān máng dé bù dé liǎo, nán dé bàn rì xián.
I'm terribly busy every day; it's hard to get even half a day off.
得闲。
dé Qǐng lái yí xù.
Please come over for a chat at your leisure.

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