闲事 (xián shì) — other people's business; matter that does not concern one; unimportant matter
Definition
闲事 (xián shì) refers to matters that don't concern you — 'other people's business' or 'trivial affairs.' It appears almost always in the set phrase 管闲事 ('meddle in others' affairs').
noun
other people's businessmatter that does not concern oneunimportant matter
Measure word · 件
Examples
- ，。Tā zǒng ài guǎn xián shì, ràng rén hěn fán.He always likes to meddle in other people's business, which is annoying.
- 闲事。Zhè xiē xián shì nǐ jiù bú yòng cāo xīn le.You don't need to worry about these unimportant matters.
- ，。Bié lǐ tā, tā jiù shì xǐ huan guǎn xián shì.Don't mind him, he just likes to meddle.
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