业余

yèyú

amateur; in one's spare time

adjectiveHSK 3.0 word list · Band 5trad. 業餘
Dictionary entry

in one's spare time; outside working hours; amateur (historian etc)

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业
余

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他业余时间学起了摄影。

Tā yèyú shíjiān xué qǐ le shèyǐng.

English

In his spare time he took up photography.

他业余喜欢运动。

Tā yèyú xǐhuan yùndòng.

English

He likes sports in his spare time.

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