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Meaning of 乐

Pinyin lè、 yuè、 yào、 lào、 luò

Radical

丿

Strokes

Definition

(surname) / happy / laugh / cheerful, (surname) / music

Usage

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乐 (lè) 1. Happiness; joy; cheerful; 快～ (happy); ～境 (happy situation); ～融融 (full of happiness); ～不可支 (unable to contain happiness); 其～无穷 (its joy is endless); ～观 (mental joy, full of confidence in the development of things); ～天 (content with one's situation, free from worries). 2. Something that brings happiness. 3. Willingness towards something; 对某事甘心情愿 (willing to do something). 4. Laughter; 笑 (to laugh). 乐 (lè) 1. Joy; cheerful; happy ([En.] happy; cheerful; joyful) 2. Peaceful and easy ([En.] easy) 3. Glad to; take delight in; be happy to ([En.] be glad to; take delight in; be happy to) 4. To feel happy, to enjoy ([En.] enjoy) 5. Laughter ([En.] laugh). 乐 (lè) 1. Previously referred to "sound and color," that is, song and dance ([En.] woman and song) 2. Joy or pleasure ([En.] delight; joy; pleasure) 3. A surname. 4. See also yuè. 乐 (yuè) 1. Sound, harmonious and melodic. 2. A surname. 乐 (yuè) 1. Music ([En.] music) 2. Musical instrument ([En.] instrument) 3. Musician, one skilled in music ([En.] musician) 4. A surname. 乐 (yuè) 1. To sing, to produce musical sounds with the mouth ([En.] sing) 2. To play music ([En.] play) 3. See also lè. 乐 (lè) 1. A place name character; 地名用字 ([En.] place name character). 乐 (lè) 1. Used as a place name character: 乐亭 in Hebei Province, 乐陵 in Shandong Province.

乐呵呵 lè hē hē

happily / giddily

喜怒哀乐 xǐ nù āi lè

four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]

哀乐 āi yuè

funeral music / plaint / dirge

乐吧 lè ba

Have fun

吃喝玩乐 chī hē wán lè

to eat, drink and be merry (idiom) / to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

鼓乐喧天 gǔ yuè xuān tiān

a great din of drums and pipes / Loud music fills the air.

乐坛 yuè tán

music circles / music world

奏乐 zòu yuè

to perform music / to play a tune

娱乐城 yú lè chéng

entertainment center

娱乐性 yú lè xìng

entertainment

娱乐圈 yú lè quān

entertainment circle / amusement circle

娱乐区 yú lè qū

public place of entertainment

娱乐场 yú lè chǎng

place of entertainment / casino / resort

娱乐业 yú lè yè

entertainment industry / show business / recreation industry

娱乐型 yú lè xíng

Entertainment

娱乐界 yú lè jiè

entertainment world / show business

寓教于乐 yù jiào yú lè

to make learning fun / to combine education and entertainment

寻欢作乐 xún huān zuò lè

pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation

礼崩乐坏 lǐ bēng yuè huài

rites and music are in ruins (idiom); fig. society in total disarray / cf. 禮樂|礼乐[li3 yue4]

幸灾乐祸 xìng zāi lè huò

lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude

弦乐 xián yuè

string music

管弦乐队 guǎn xián yuè duì

orchestra

弦乐器 xián yuè qì

string instrument

管弦乐曲 guǎn xián yuè qū

orchestral music

管弦乐团 guǎn xián yuè tuán

orchestra

怏怏不乐 yàng yàng bù lè

be discontented and unhappy / be disconsolate

找乐 zhǎo lè

Have fun

摇滚乐 yáo gǔn yuè

rock music / rock 'n roll

俱乐部队 jù lè bù duì

Club team

欢乐谷 huān lè gǔ

Happy Valley

淫乐 yín lè

vice / degenerate pleasures

乐滋滋 lè zī zī

(coll.) contented / happy

爵士乐 jué shì yuè

jazz (loanword)

爵士乐队 jué shì yuè duì

jazz band

乐此不疲 lè cǐ bù pí

to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)

礼乐 lǐ yuè

(Confucianism) rites and music (the means of regulating society)

享乐 xiǎng lè

to enjoy life / pleasures of life

享乐主义 xiǎng lè zhǔ yì

hedonism

不亦乐乎 bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocularly) extremely / awfully

快乐 kuài lè

happy / merry

永乐 Yǒng lè

Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]

娱乐 yú lè

to entertain / to amuse / entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy

俱乐部 jù lè bù

club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword) / CL:個|个[ge4]

欢乐 huān lè

gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay

乐器 yuè qì

musical instrument / CL:件[jian4]

音乐堂 yīn yuè táng

Concert hall

乐园 lè yuán

paradise

乐队 yuè duì

band / pop group / CL:支[zhi1]

乐观 lè guān

optimistic / hopeful

鼓乐 gǔ yuè

strains of music accompanied by drumbeats

乐于 lè yú

willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in

乐趣 lè qù

delight / pleasure / joy

乐曲 yuè qǔ

musical composition

乐意 lè yì

to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied

交响乐团 jiāo xiǎng yuè tuán

symphony orchestra

乐舞 yuè wǔ

dance accompanied by music

声乐 shēng yuè

vocal music

音乐家 yīn yuè jiā

musician

音乐 yīn yuè

music / CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]

乐不思蜀 lè bù sī Shǔ

indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)

乐谱 yuè pǔ

a musical score / sheet music

迪斯尼乐园 Dí sī ní Lè yuán

Disneyland / also written 迪士尼樂園|迪士尼乐园[Di2 shi4 ni2 Le4 yuan2]

逗乐 dòu lè

to amuse oneself / to clown around / to provoke laughter

逸乐 yì lè

pleasure-seeking

郁郁不乐 yù yù bù lè

discontented (idiom)

键盘乐器 jiàn pán yuè qì

keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)

闷闷不乐 mèn mèn bù lè

depressed / sulky / moody / unhappy

乐颠颠 lè diān diān

Le Diandian

鼓乐声 gǔ yuè shēng

Drums