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the rest
in one's spare time
superfluous
remainder
balance
margin
to have an abundance
remaining
one's remaining years
alternative term for fourth lunar month
emperor's carriage
surplus money
Notice where 余 sits in each complete thought.
You stay here. Everyone else go outside.
Source: Tatoeba #1541790 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy hobby is taking pictures of wild flowers.
Source: Tatoeba #334391 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe made the best of the time left.
Source: Tatoeba #2394599 · CC BY 2.0 FRI had no choice.
Source: Tatoeba #1783803 · CC BY 2.0 FREven now there are occasional aftershocks.
Source: Tatoeba #2567453 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.