业余 (yè yú): Spare time (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

yè业

profession, business, industry

yú余

I, me; surplus, extra

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How to Use 业余 in Sentences

yè业

yú余

huó活

dòng动

neutral

leisure activity

Adjective + Nounwith 活动

yè业

yú余

xuǎn选

shǒu手

neutral

amateur player

Adjective + Noun

yè业

yú余

ài爱

hào好

neutral

hobby

Adjective + Noun

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān间

neutral

spare time

Adjective + Noun

5.

Example Sentences with 业余

tā他

lì利

yòng用

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān

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profession; career

毕业生bì yè shēnggraduate

业务yè wùbusiness; professional work

企业qǐ yèenterprise; establishment; business

农业nóng yèagriculture; farming

Words with 余

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How to Use 业余 in Sentences

yè业

yú余

huó活

dòng动

neutral

leisure activity

Adjective + Nounwith 活动

yè业

yú余

xuǎn选

shǒu手

neutral

amateur player

Adjective + Noun

yè业

yú余

ài爱

hào好

neutral

hobby

Adjective + Noun

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān间

neutral

spare time

Adjective + Noun

5.

Example Sentences with 业余

tā他

lì利

yòng用

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān

with 选手

with 爱好

with 时间

间

gōng攻

dú读

zài在

xiàn线

kè课

chéng程

，

yǐ以

tí提

shēng升

zhuān专

yè业

jì技

néng能

。

He uses his spare time to take online courses to improve his professional skills.

nǐ你

píng平

shí时

yǒu有

nǎ哪

xiē些

yè业

yú余

huó活

dòng动

lái来

fàng放

sōng松

zì自

jǐ己

ne呢

？

What spare time activities do you usually have to relax yourself?

tā他

lì利

yòng用

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān间

xué学

xí习

yīng英

yǔ语

。

He uses his spare time to study English.

zuò作

wéi为

yī一

míng名

yè业

yú余

shè摄

yǐng影

shī师

，

tā他

jīng经

cháng常

zài在

zhōu周

mò末

pāi拍

shè摄

fēng风

jǐng景

zhào照

piān片

。

As an amateur photographer, he often takes landscape photos on weekends.

xià下

bān班

hòu后

，

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān间

tīng听

yīn音

yuè乐

、

kàn看

shū书

。

After work, I like to listen to music and read books in my spare time.

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