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.
- ，。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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