业余

yè yú

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Common

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Definitions

1. in one's spare time
2. outside working hours
3. amateur (historian etc)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 专业 zhuān yè 专业 zhuān yè specialty 对比工作性质：非全职或非专业 vs. 职业化的: specialty

Related words

2 items

• 副业 fù yè 副业 fù yè sideline; side occupation 工作之余进行的活动，可能产生收入: sideline; side occupation
• 课余 kè yú 课余 kè yú after school 针对学生的课外时间: after school

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配：业余时间、业余爱好、业余选手。作“非专业”解时，与“专业”相对。

Common mistakes

「业余」常被误用为名词，但它是形容词，如“我的业余是画画”不正确，应为“我的业余爱好是画画”。

Example Sentences

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我的 业余 爱好是画画。

My hobby is painting.

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Words Containing 业余

• 业余大学 业余大学 yè yú dà xué: college for people who attend after work
• 业余爱好者 业余爱好者 yè yú ài hào zhě: hobbyist
• 业余教育 业余教育 yè yú jiào yù: spare-time education
• 业余者 业余者 yè yú zhě: amateur

Child Words of 业余

• 业 业 yè: line of business
• 余 余 yú: extra