fo3 jyu4課餘课余
Jyutpingfo3 jyu4
Yalefo yùh
Definition
After class; after school; spare time outside of school hours.
neutralschooltime
How it's used
Refers specifically to the time remaining after formal school hours, often implying activities like extracurriculars or self-study. It carries a slightly formal or academic tone compared to everyday expressions like 放學後. You will frequently encounter it in school circulars or when discussing student schedules.
Examples
What do you usually do in your spare time after school?
He joined many interest classes after school.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe general leisure time outside of a school context, as it is strictly tied to the academic schedule. For general free time, use 空閒時間 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
