悠闲

• 拼音: yōu xián
• 汉字拆解: 悠 = 忄+ 攸 (heart + flowing far — unhurried, at ease); 闲 = 木 + 月 (wood + moon — moonlight through a gate, tranquil leisure)

含义

Leisurely; unhurried; relaxed and carefree. Describes a state of peaceful ease, free from urgency or pressure.

Implies both the absence of rush and a positive quality of inner calm. 悠闲自得 (leisurely and contented — an extended form), 悠闲的生活 (a leisurely life), 悠闲地散步 (to stroll at leisure). Often used to describe retirement, rural life, or deliberate slow living in contrast to the pace of modern urban society. More refined than 轻松 (relaxed).

例句

1. 和城市里紧张的节奏相比，这座山水古镇仍保留着一种悠闲的生活底色：老人打牌下棋，妇人绣花，孩子沿石板路回家。
2. 退休后，他一时难以适应悠闲的节奏，总觉得心里空落落的。
3. 这位陶艺家说，真正的手艺不容焦虑和赶工，只有让时间悠闲地流过指尖，器物才会有呼吸。

用法指南

语境: lifestyle, literature, psychology, culture

语气: appreciative

正确说法

• 这本随笔集写尽托斯卡纳乡村以悠闲为常态的生活：农人慢慢挑菜，老人下棋聊天，午睡也被视作权利。(This essay collection captures the Tuscan countryside's life of leisure as the norm: farmers slowly choosing vegetables, old people playing chess and chatting, and afternoon naps treated as a right.)
• 学者指出，城市若能提供悠闲散步、无目的漫游和随意停留的空间，就更能体现宜居度和市民心理健康。(Scholars point out that if a city can provide space for leisurely walks, aimless wandering, and casual stops, it better reflects livability and citizens' mental health.)

错误说法

• 他悠闲地跑完了马拉松 — 悠闲 implies unhurried ease, which is incompatible with the sustained exertion of a marathon; use 从容 (composed) or 轻松 (effortlessly) for impressive feats achieved without apparent strain

起源与历史

悠 (long/remote/unhurried — heart + flowing far) + 闲 (leisure — 木 wood + 月 moon; moonlight through a wooden gate, originally tranquil, at ease)

文化背景

时代: Classical–Modern

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal