空 kòng to empty / vacant / unoccupied / space / leisure / free time syn 高跟鞋 gāo gēn xié high-heeled shoes 充电 充電 chōng diàn to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge 休闲 休閒 xiū xián leisure / relaxation / not working / idle / to enjoy leisure / to lie fallow syn 运动鞋 運動鞋 yùn dòng xié sports shoes / sneakers syn 空闲 空閒 kòng xián leisure / spare time / (of a person) free / unoccupied / (of equipment, rooms etc) unoccupied / unused / idle / vacant / spare syn 球鞋 qiú xié athletic shoes syn 皮鞋 pí xié leather shoes syn 设身处地 設身處地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes syn 溜冰鞋 liū bīng xié skating shoes / ice skates / roller skates / roller blades 闲暇 閒暇 xián xiá leisure syn 破鞋 pò xié broken shoes / worn-out footwear / loose woman / slut syn 跑鞋 pǎo xié running shoes syn 游逛 遊逛 yóu guàng to go sightseeing / to spend one's leisure time wandering around syn 便鞋 biàn xié cloth shoes / slippers 布鞋 bù xié cloth shoes / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] 茶余饭后 茶餘飯後 chá yú fàn hòu leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc) syn 将心比心 將心比心 jiāng xīn bǐ xīn to put oneself in sb else's shoes (idiom) syn 偷闲 偷閒 tōu xián to snatch a moment of leisure / to take a break from work syn 绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes syn 消闲 消閒 xiāo xián to spend one's leisure time / to idle away the time syn 鞋袜 鞋襪 xié wà shoes and socks 履带 履帶 lǚ dài caterpillar track (propulsion system used on bulldozers etc) / (literary) shoes and belt syn 进水 進水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 帆布鞋 fān bù xié canvas shoes 登 dēng to scale (a height) / to ascend / to mount / to publish or record / to enter (e.g. in a register) / to press down with the foot / to step or tread on / to put on (shoes or trousers) (dialect) / to be gathered and taken to the threshing ground (old) syn 纳 納 nà to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing syn 闲 閒 xián idle / unoccupied / leisure syn 蹬 dēng to step on / to tread on / to put on / to wear (shoes, trousers etc) / (slang) to dump (sb) / Taiwan pr. [deng4] syn 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large syn 暇 xiá leisure syn 穿小鞋 chuān xiǎo xié lit. to make sb wear tight shoes (idiom) / to make life difficult for sb syn 沙滩鞋 沙灘鞋 shā tān xié beach shoes / wetsuit booties 时装鞋 時裝鞋 shí zhuāng xié dress shoes 趿拉 tā la to wear (one's shoes) like babouche slippers / (onom.) shuffling sound 安全鞋 ān quán xié safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 敝屣 bì xǐ worn-out shoes / a worthless thing 暴走鞋 bào zǒu xié Heelys (roller shoes with wheels protruding slightly from the heel) 削足适履 削足適履 xuē zú shì lǚ to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom) / to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed) / impractical or inelegant solution syn 松糕鞋 鬆糕鞋 sōng gāo xié platform shoes 遑 huáng leisure syn 鞮 dī leather shoes 靸 sǎ children's shoe (old) / to wear one's shoes babouche style 閒 xián variant of 閑|闲, idle / unoccupied / leisure / free time 空暇 kòng xiá idle / free time / leisure syn 观澜湖 觀瀾湖 guān lán hú Mission Hills Group (Chinese hospitality, sports and leisure company) 郑人买履 鄭人買履 zhèng rén mǎi lǚ lit. the person from Zheng 鄭|郑[Zheng4] who wanted to buy shoes (an allusion to an ancient story about somebody who, when buying a pair of shoes, preferred to rely on their foot measurements rather than just trying them on) (idiom) / fig. disregarding the sensible approach in favor of adherence to a fixed idea 优游自得 優遊自得 yōu yóu zì dé free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered 履舄交错 履舄交錯 lǚ xì jiāo cuò lit. shoes and slippers muddled together (idiom) / fig. many guests come and go / a lively party syn 弃若敝屣 棄若敝屣 qì ruò bì xǐ to throw away like worn out shoes 视如敝屣 視如敝屣 shì rú bì xǐ lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom) / fig. to consider to be worthless 油鞋 yóu xié waterproof shoes / oiled shoes (for wet weather) 防护靴 防護靴 fáng hù xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 防雷靴 fáng léi xuē safety shoes / mine shoes / protective boots / anti-mine boots 毛窝 毛窩 máo wō cotton-padded shoes / (old) shoes made of woven grass, padded with feathers 高帮 高幫 gāo bāng high-top (shoes) / ankle-high shoes 认脚鞋 認腳鞋 rèn jiǎo xié a left-and-right pair of shoes (distinguished from 直腳鞋|直脚鞋[zhi2jiao3xie2], shoes that can be worn on either foot) 閒暇 xián xià leisure 偟 huáng (literary) free time / leisure / agitated / alarmed (variant of 惶[huang2]) 休閑 xiū xián variant of 休閒|休闲 leisure / relaxation / not working / idle 闲逸 閑逸 xián yì comfort and leisure 闲空 閒空 xián kòng idle / free time / leisure syn 世界文娱协会 World Leisure and Recreation Association 欧洲休闲和娱乐协会 歐洲休閑和娛樂協會 European Leisure and Recreation Association 拉丁美洲文娱协会 拉丁美洲文娛協會 Latin American Leisure and Recreation Association 教育、艺术和休闲发展研究所 教育、藝術和休閑發展研究所 Institute for the Development of Education, Arts and Leisure 青年、教育和休闲工作组 青年、教育和休閑工作組 Youth, Education and Leisure Working Group 国际体育娱乐设施建筑工作组 國際體育娛樂設施建築工作組 International Working Group for the Construction of Sports and Leisure Facilities 闲在 閑在 xián zai at leisure 有钱有闲 有錢有閑 yǒu qián yǒu xián to have money and time / to be part of the leisure class / the idle rich 闲来无事 閒來無事 xián lái wú shì at leisure / idle / to have nothing to do 得空 dé kòng to have leisure time syn 玩法 wán fǎ to play fast and loose with the law / to game the system / (leisure) rules of the game / way of doing an activity / (tourism) way of experiencing a place 樏 lěi mountain-climbing shoes 饰钉 飾釘 shì dīng stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc) 屧 xiè wooden shoes 合脚 合腳 hé jiǎo fitting one's feet (of shoes or socks) 衣履 yī lǚ clothes and shoes 袼褙 gē bèi rags used as shoes 蹑履 躡履 niè lǚ to wear shoes 蹑跟 躡跟 niè gēn too large or small for the feet (of shoes) 体念 體念 tǐ niàn to consider sb else's position / to put oneself in sb else's shoes 出号 出號 chū hào large-sized (of clothes, shoes) / (old) to give an order / (old) to quit one's job in a store 单鞋 單鞋 dān xié unpadded shoes 中帮 中幫 zhōng bāng mid-top (shoes) 低帮 低幫 dī bāng low-top (shoes) 厚底鞋 hòu dǐ xié platform shoes 搬楦头 搬楦頭 bān xuàn tou lit. to move the shoes on the shoe tree (idiom) / fig. to expose shameful secrets (old) 弃之如敝屣 棄之如敝屣 qì zhī rú bì xǐ to toss away like a pair of worn-out shoes (idiom) 老头乐 老頭樂 lǎo tóu lè backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) / (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc) 靲 qín leather shoes / leather belt / thin bamboo strips 避震鞋 bì zhèn xié cushioning shoes (Tw) 漆皮鞋 qī pí xié patent leather shoes 踏破铁鞋 踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) / fig. to search high and low 洞洞鞋 dòng dòng xié Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe) 花园鞋 花園鞋 huā yuán xié Crocs shoes (or any similar shoe) 乐福鞋 樂福鞋 lè fú xié loafer shoes (loanword) 穆勒鞋 mù lè xié mule shoes (loanword)