余兴 (yú xīng) — entertainment after a meeting or banquet; linge…

Definition

Literally 'remaining interest' — refers to the post-event entertainment at a meeting or banquet, or the lingering enjoyment people feel afterward.

noun

entertainment after a meeting or banquetlingering interest (after an event)

余兴。
Huì hòu yǒu jīng cǎi de yú xīng jié mù.
There are wonderful entertainment programs after the meeting.
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Suī rán wǎn huì jié shù le, dàn dà jiā réng yǒu yú xīng.
Although the party ended, everyone still had lingering interest.
余兴。
Zhè cì huì yì de yú xīng ān pái dé fēi cháng zhōu dào.
The entertainment arrangements after this meeting were very thoughtful.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

余yúremaining

余 suggests what remains, and 兴 refers to interest or entertainment, so it means lingering interest.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 餘; 余 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

Same sound today

The traditional form 餘 pairs 食 (food) with 余 as its sound part; the simplified 余 is a later abbreviation.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

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