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Definitions

  1. 1. extra
  2. 2. surplus
  3. 3. remaining
  4. 4. remainder after division
  5. 5. (following numerical value) or more
  6. 6. in excess of (some number)
  7. 7. residue (math.)
  8. 8. after
  9. 9. I
  10. 10. me

Words Containing 余

其余
qí yú

the rest

剩余
shèng yú

remainder

多余
duō yú

superfluous

业余
yè yú

in one's spare time

余地
yú dì

margin

余额
yú é

balance (of an account, bill etc)

一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú

to cover all at one glance (idiom)

七政四余
qī zhèng sì yú

seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and feng shui)

不遗余力
bù yí yú lì

to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost

中国剩余定理
zhōng guó shèng yú dìng lǐ

Chinese remainder theorem (math.)

余月
yú yuè

alternative term for fourth lunar month

余车
yú chē

emperor's carriage

冗余
rǒng yú

redundancy

剩余价值
shèng yú jià zhí

(economics) surplus value

剩余定理
shèng yú dìng lǐ

the Remainder Theorem

剩余放射性
shèng yú fàng shè xìng

residual radioactivity

剩余辐射
shèng yú fú shè

residual radiation

劫后余生
jié hòu yú shēng

(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity

劫余
jié yú

remnants after a disaster

同余
tóng yú

congruent (math.)

同余式
tóng yú shì

congruence (math.)

同余类
tóng yú lèi

congruence class (of integers modulo n)

唾余
tuò yú

crumbs from the table of one's master

大余
dà yú

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

大余县
dà yú xiàn

Dayu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

夫余
fū yú

Pu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China

富富有余
fù fù yǒu yú

richly provided for

富余
fù yu

in surplus

宽余
kuān yú

ample

年年有余
nián nián yǒu yú

lit. (may you) have abundance year after year

厨余
chú yú

kitchen waste

心有余悸
xīn yǒu yú jì

to have lingering fears

心有余而力不足
xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú

the will is there, but not the strength (idiom)

心有余,力不足
xīn yǒu yú , lì bù zú

The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).

心余力绌
xīn yú lì chù

see 心有餘而力不足|心有余而力不足[xīn yǒu yú ér lì bù zú]

恢恢有余
huī huī yǒu yú

lit. to have an abundance of space

成事不足,败事有余
chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú

unable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom)

扶余县
fú yú xiàn

Fuyu county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

扶余
fú yú

Fuyu county in Songyuan 松原, Jilin

捐赠盈余
juān zèng yíng yú

surplus from donation (accountancy)

新余
xīn yú

Xinyu, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

新余市
xīn yú shì

Xinyu, prefecture-level city in Jiangxi

曹余章
cáo yú zhāng

Cao Yuzhang (1924-1996), modern writer and publisher, author of Tales from 5000 Years of Chinese History 上下五千年[shàng xià wǔ qiān nián]

有余
yǒu yú

to have an abundance

业余大学
yè yú dà xué

college for people who attend after work

业余爱好者
yè yú ài hào zhě

hobbyist

业余教育
yè yú jiào yù

spare-time education

业余者
yè yú zhě

amateur

岁计余绌
suì jì yú chù

annual budgetary surplus or deficit (accountancy)

死有余辜
sǐ yǒu yú gū

(idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment

残渣余孽
cán zhā yú niè

evil elements who have escaped eradication

残余
cán yú

remnant

残余沾染
cán yú zhān rǎn

residual contamination

残余物
cán yú wù

litter

比上不足比下有余
bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú

to fall short of the best but be better than the worst

留有余地
liú yǒu yú dì

to leave some leeway

留余地
liú yú dì

to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error

百余
bǎi yú

a hundred or more

盈余
yíng yú

surplus

积恶余殃
jī è yú yāng

Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom).

空余
kòng yú

free

节余
jié yú

to save

结余
jié yú

balance

绰绰有余
chuò chuò yǒu yú

enough and to spare (idiom)

茶余酒后
chá yú jiǔ hòu

see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[chá yú fàn hòu]

茶余饭后
chá yú fàn hòu

leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)

茶余饭饱
chá yú fàn bǎo

see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[chá yú fàn hòu]

虎口余生
hǔ kǒu yú shēng

lit. to escape from the tiger's mouth (idiom)

行有余力
xíng yǒu yú lì

after that, any remaining energy (idiom from Analects); time for extracurricular activities

课余
kè yú

after school

赘余
zhuì yú

superfluous

超新星剩余
chāo xīn xīng shèng yú

supernova residue (a type of nebula)

转圜余地
zhuǎn huán yú dì

to have room to save a situation

回旋余地
huí xuán yú dì

room to maneuver; leeway; latitude

游刃有余
yóu rèn yǒu yú

handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily

闲余
xián yú

(of one's time) idle; unoccupied

双曲余割
shuāng qū yú gē

hyperbolic cosecant, i.e. function cosech(x)

双曲余弦
shuāng qū yú xián

hyperbolic cosine or cosh (math.)

余下
yú xià

remaining

余光
yú guāng

(out of) the corner of one's eyes

余切
yú qiē

cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ

余剩
yú shèng

surplus

余割
yú gē

cosecant (of angle), written cosec θ or csc θ

余力
yú lì

energy left over (to do sth else)

余勇可贾
yú yǒng kě gǔ

lit. spare valor for sale (idiom); fig. after former successes, still ready for more work

余味
yú wèi

aftertaste

余姚
yú yáo

Yuyao, county-level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[níng bō], Zhejiang

余姚市
yú yáo shì

Yuyao, county-level city in Ningbo 寧波|宁波[níng bō], Zhejiang

余存
yú cún

remainder; balance

余孽
yú niè

remaining evil element; surviving members (of evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)

余干
yú gān

Yugan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

余干县
yú gān xiàn

Yugan county in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

余年
yú nián

one's remaining years

余弦
yú xián

(math.) cosine

余弧
yú hú

complementary arc

余怒
yú nù

residual anger

余怒未息
yú nù wèi xī

to be still angry

余悸
yú jì

lingering fear

余庆
yú qìng

Yuqing county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

余庆县
yú qìng xiàn

Yuqing county in Zunyi 遵義|遵义[zūn yì], Guizhou

余数
yú shù

remainder (in division)

余数定理
yú shù dìng lǐ

the Remainder Theorem

余晖
yú huī

twilight

余杭
yú háng

Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang

余杭区
yú háng qū

Yuhang district of Hangzhou city 杭州市[háng zhōu shì], Zhejiang

余江
yú jiāng

Yujiang county in Yingtan 鷹潭|鹰潭, Jiangxi

余江县
yú jiāng xiàn

Yujiang county in Yingtan 鷹潭|鹰潭, Jiangxi

余波
yú bō

aftermath

余温
yú wēn

residual heat; remaining warmth

余热
yú rè

residual heat; surplus heat; waste heat

余烬
yú jìn

ember

余甘子
yú gān zǐ

Indian gooseberry (Phyllanthus emblica)

余生
yú shēng

the remaining years of one's life

余留
yú liú

remainder

余留事务
yú liú shì wù

unfinished business

余留无符号数
yú liú wú fú hào shù

unsigned remainder (i.e. the remainder after rounding to the nearest integer)

余皇
yú huáng

large warship

余码
yú mǎ

excess code (i.e. the unused bits in binary-coded decimal)

余粮
yú liáng

surplus grain

余绪
yú xù

vestigial residue

余缺
yú quē

surplus and shortfall

余者
yú zhě

the remaining people

余裕
yú yù

ample

余角
yú jiǎo

complementary angle (additional angle adding to 90 degrees)

余量
yú liàng

remnant

余钱
yú qián

surplus money

余集
yú jí

complement of a set S (math.)

余震
yú zhèn

earthquake aftershock

余音
yú yīn

lingering sound

余音绕梁
yú yīn rào liáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

余韵
yú yùn

pleasant lingering effect

余响绕梁
yú xiǎng rào liáng

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

余项
yú xiàng

remainder term (math.)

余党
yú dǎng

remnants (of a defeated clique)