业余

yèyú

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

adjective HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 業餘

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他业余时间学起了摄影。

In his spare time he took up photography.

他业余喜欢运动。

He likes sports in his spare time.