闲不住 (xián bú) — unable to stay idle; always looking for something to do
Definition
闲不住 describes a personality trait — someone who is constitutionally unable to sit still and always finds something to do. Built from 闲 (idle) + 不住 (can't stop), so it pairs naturally with 是...的人 to describe a person's temperament.
verb
unable to stay idlealways looking for something to do
Examples
- 闲不住，。Wǒ jiā nà wèi lǎo rén yí bèi zi dōu xián bú, tuì xiū hòu fǎn ér gèng máng le.The elderly person in my family has never been able to stay idle all their life; after retirement they've actually become busier.
- 闲不住，。Tā shì gè xián bú de rén, zhōu mò yě zǒng yào zhǎo diǎn shì zuò.She is someone who can't stay idle; she always finds something to do on weekends too.
- ，闲不住。Tā yì tiān dào wǎn máng gè bù tíng, zhēn shì gè xián bú de zhǔ r.He is busy from morning till night, a real person who never stays idle.
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