业余

業餘
yè yú
HSK 5
spare time, amateur, extra-curricular
adjective
noun

Example Sentences

我在业余时间学习汉语。
wǒzài yèyú shíjiān xuéxí hànyǔ 。
I study Chinese in my spare time.
他是一位业余摄影师。
tāshì yīwèi yèyú shèyǐng shī 。
He is an amateur photographer.
我参加了一个业余篮球俱乐部。
wǒ cānjiā le yígè yèyú lánqiú jù lè bù 。
I joined an amateur basketball club.

Individual Characters

业yè
line of business, industry
余yú
(literary) I, me, variant of 餘|余[yu2]

Words with similar meanings

业余的yèyúde
amateur
Refers specifically to someone engaging in an activity for enjoyment rather than for professional reasons.
闲暇xiánxiá
leisure
More focused on the spare time aspect rather than the amateur connotation.

Words Starting With 业

业务yè wù
business; profession

Words Ending With 余

其余qí yú
the rest; the others; remaining; remainder; apart from them
多余duō yú
superfluous; unnecessary; surplus

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