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说闲话

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说闲话的人
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不怕别人说自己的闲话
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不怕别人说闲话
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不要说人家的闲话
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说……(某人)的闲话
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上班时间不要说闲话
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说闲话的时间
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说几句闲话
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说说闲话

Definition

说闲话

Literally means:

make idle talk; gossip

Actually means:

闲话 refers to unimportant or irrelevant words. This phrase means gossiping, what is said is usually about light topics or trivial matters.

It means making comments behind one's back, usually unfavorable comments or complaints. Derogatory.

闲话,无关紧要的话,或与正事无关的话,说闲话,随意聊天。多指说些内容轻松的话或小事。

议论别人的话。通常是在某人背后对他的事做出不好的评论,或表示不满。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. It can be Used with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
dǎo
cónglái
从来
lái
liáotiān
聊天
  
,
rénjiā
人家
shì
mángrén
大忙人
  
,
xiàng
men
我们
  
,
yǒu
zhème
这么
duō
shíjiān
时间
shuōxiánhuà
说闲话
  

She never came to chat, people are busy people, like us, there is so much time to gossip.

2
bānshuōlái
一般说来
  
,
gōngzuò
工作
shíjiān
时间
shì
yìng
shuōxiánhuà
说闲话
de
  
Dànshì
但是
  
,
xué
科学
jiā
de
yánjiū
研究
xiàn
发现
  
,
gōngzuò
工作
de
shíhou
时候
shìdàng
适当
shuōshuo
说说
xiánhuà
闲话
  
,
可以
jiǎnqīng
减轻
压力
  
,
gāo
提高
gōngzuò
工作
xiào
效率
  

Generally speaking, working hours should not be gossipy. However, scientists have found that proper gossiping at work can reduce stress and improve productivity.

3
guǎn
不管
gōngzuò
工作
duō
máng
  
,
yào
chōu
shíjiān
时间
lǎo
qīn
母亲
shuō
gōu
xiánhuà
闲话
  
,
gěi
lǎo
rénjiā
人家
jiěmèn
解闷
  

No matter how busy she was at work, she had to take the time to gossip with her old mother and give the old man relief.

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