# 业余 (yèyú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 业余 (yèyú) means “spare time; amateur”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: spare time; amateur
- Pinyin: yèyú (ye4 yu2)
- Traditional: 業餘
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 你业余时间喜欢做什么？
  Nǐ yèyú shíjiān xǐhuan zuò shénme?
  What do you usually like to do in your spare time?

## Characters

- [业](https://hanziro.com/word/ye-industry/) (yè): industry; profession
- [余](https://hanziro.com/word/yu-over/) (yú): over; remaining

https://hanziro.com/word/ye-yu-spare-time/

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