业余
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
业余 (yèyú) · spare-time
业余 (yèyú) means “spare-time; amateur; after work”. It is written with 2 characters: 业 (business) + 余 (surplus). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 业余 is built
The characters
业 yè · business
What 业 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
余 yú · surplus
What 余 is made of
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
他业余时间喜欢画画。Tā yèyú shíjiān xǐhuan huàhuà.He likes painting in his spare time.
你业余时间做什么？Nǐ yèyú shíjiān zuò shénme?What do you do in your free time?
Questions about 业余
What does 业余 mean?
业余 (yèyú) means “spare-time; amateur; after work”.
How do you pronounce 业余?
业余 is pronounced yèyú.
Which HSK level is 业余?
业余 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 作业zuòyèhomework
- 创业chuàngyèto start a business
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 就业jiùyèto get a job
- 开业kāiyèto open for business
- 农业nóngyèagriculture
- 商业shāngyèbusiness
- 事业shìyècareer
- 职业zhíyèjob
- 专业zhuānyèmajor (subject)
Learn 业余 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 61: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.