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Meanings
(literary) I; me
extra
surplus
remaining
remainder after division
(following numerical value) or more
in excess of (some number)
residue (math.)
after
I
me
surname Yu
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Words with 余 566 total
superfluous · unnecessary · surplus多余duō yúremnant · relic · residue · vestige · surplus · to remain · to leave surplus残余cán yúafter school · extracurricular课余kè yúto save · savings节余jié yúPu'yo, Korean Buyeo (c. 200 BC-494 AD), ancient kingdom in northeast frontier region of China夫余Fū yúthe rest · the others · remaining · remainder · apart from them其余qí yúto remain; to be left over · what remains; what's left剩余shèng yúin one's spare time · outside working hours · amateur (historian etc)业余yè yúsurplus · profit盈余yíng yúcrumbs from the table of one's master · castoffs · bits of rubbish · idle talk · casual remarks唾余tuò yú
Idioms with 余 100 total Chain
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some比上不足，比下有余bǐ shàng bù zú , bǐ xià yǒu yúto spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost不遗余力bù yí yú lìevil elements who have escaped eradication残渣余孽cán zhā yú nièleisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)茶余饭后chá yú fàn hòuunable to accomplish anything but liable to spoil everything (idiom) · unable to do anything right · never make, but always mar成事不足，败事有余chéng shì bù zú , bài shì yǒu yú(idiom) more than enough绰绰有余chuò chuò yǒu yú
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