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业余

yèyú

in one's spare time
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01 · MEANING

业余

业余 (yèyú) is an HSK 5 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is in one's spare time; depending on context, it can also mean outside working hours or amateur (historian etc). Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.

01in one's spare time
02outside working hours
03amateur (historian etc)
02 · EXAMPLES

业余

观察鸟类是个很好的业余爱好。Guān chá niǎo lèi shì gè hěn hǎo de yè yú ài hào。

Bird watching is a nice hobby.

我的业余爱好是拍野花的照片。Wǒ de yè yú ài hào shì pāi yě huā de zhào piàn。

My hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.

03 · PRACTISE WRITING

Practise writing

04 · QUICK CHECK

Quick check

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