非专业 (fēi zhuān yè) — non-professional, amateur
Definition
Non-professional / amateur, used to contrast with 专业. Often implies (or highlights) skill outside a formal training context — a 非专业 人士 may still be highly capable.
adjective
non-professionalamateur
Examples
- ，。Tā suī rán shì fēi zhuān yè rén shì, dàn shuǐ píng hěn gāo.Although he is a non-professional, his skill level is very high.
- 非专业。Zhè ge fēi zhuān yè tuán duì qǔ dé le jīng rén de chéng jì.This non-professional team achieved amazing results.
- ，。Tā de biǎo yǎn shì fēi zhuān yè de, què yíng dé le guān zhòng de zhǎng shēng.His performance was non-professional, yet it won the audience's applause.
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