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业余

yè yú
HSK 4

English Meaning

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

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你说咱们家以后这业余活动 能不能整丰富点啊
HSK 5 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“I am bored out of my mind with doing the exact same thing every time.”

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我的妈呀

“Oh, my.”

“Can't our family's leisure activities be a bit more varied?”

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每次就是打牌 打牌 打牌

“Every time it's just cards.”

《隐身的名字》 · family_and_home
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但你身为业余鸟类学家
HSK 5 00:02
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不 他看到有人戴着一顶 上面有一只鸟的图案的帽子

“No, he saw someone wearing a cap with the image of a fucking bird,”

“but you, amateur ornithologist,”

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判断这和杰米船名里的鸟是同一只

“have decided it's the same bird as Jamie's boat.”

《悬案》 · legal_and_police
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沈法官 我这可不是业余时间
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Do not treat this lightly as casual free time; I gave up important business to help you.”

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你也挺优秀 牺牲自己的业余时间 陪我出来找人

“You're impressive too, giving up your personal time to help me look for someone.”

“Judge Shen, this isn't my personal time.”

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我本来是约了客户要见面的

“I had a client meeting scheduled,”

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