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业余 yèyú

业余 yèyú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 业余 yèyú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yèyú | ye4 yu2
English translation
spare time
amateur
extra-curricular

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About 业余 yèyú

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Traditional form

業餘

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 业余 yèyú

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Explanation

Simplified form of . Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

⿱?

Number of Strokes

5

Explanation

Pictograph of a small shelter. Based on the original meaning "residence", now written as shě . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Positional decomposition

rén

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 业余 yèyú

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业余 yèyú 垒球 lěi qiú 协会 xiéhuì de 裁判员 cái pàn yuán míng Shàn shǎng de 人数 rén shù 已经 yǐjīng 减少 jiǎnshǎo dào le 57,000 míng

The Amateur Softball Association's roster of umpires has declined to 57,

接着 jiēzhe yòu 作为 zuòwéi 1962年度 niándù 杰出 jiéchū 业余 yèyú 运动员 yùn dòng yuán 赢得 yíng dé le 詹姆斯 Zhān mǔ sī ·E.沙利文纪念奖 jì niàn jiǎng ”。

He went on to win the James E. Sullivan Memorial Trophy as the outstanding amateur athlete of

de 业余爱好 shì 写信 xiě xìn 踢足球 yǐn 音乐 yīnyuè wán 摄影 shèyǐng 打网球

My hobbies are letter writing, foot-ball, music, photography, and tennis.

杰里 shì 业余 yèyú 跳舞 tiàowǔ 爱好者 aì hào zhě 跳舞 tiàowǔ 是因为自己 zìjǐ 喜欢 xǐhuan

Jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.

泰勒 Tài lè de 运动 yùndòng 生涯 shēng yá 是从一名业余 yèyú 守门员 shǒu mén yuán 开始 kāishǐ de

Taylor began his playing career as an amateur goalkeeper.

业余 yèyú Decomposition

See the 3 Chinese characters that make up 业余 yèyú and their own compounds.

业余 yèyú Compounds

See all 91 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 业余 yèyú in their composition.

    • xiǎn
      • 湿 shī , xiǎn
    • shàn
      • shàn , shàn , shàn , , shàn , shàn , , , , , , , shàn , , , shàn
      • ,
    • zhuó
        • , , , , , , ,
      • záo
    • cóng
      • , ,
    • , xiān , ,
    • chú
      • chú , chú , chú
    • , xié , chú , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , shē , , , , , , , , ,
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