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music / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
happy; joyful
HSK 2
concert / CL: 場|场
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
happy / cheerful / to laugh
HSK 3
gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay
HSK 3
band / pop group / CL:
HSK 3
amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
HSK 3
optimistic; hopeful
HSK 3
delight; pleasure; joy
HSK 4
(loanword) club (the organization or its premises)
HSK 5
to entertain / to amuse / entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy
HSK 6
musical composition
HSK 6
symphony
HSK 7-9
musical instrument / CL:
HSK 7-9
paradise
HSK 7-9
to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied
HSK 7-9
lit. to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom) / fig. to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
HSK 7-9
lit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom) / fig. emotions
HSK 7-9
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) / fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
HSK 7-9
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
surname Le
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
surname Yue
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
used in place names
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
music
disappointed and unhappy / dispirited
Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
carefree / happy-go-lucky / optimistic
to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian
(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行 / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)
Carrefour, French supermarket chain
Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent
pleasure from helping others
pleasure-seeking
to be thrilled / (of sb's mouth) to form a grin
Kangle, a county in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
Kellogg's (US food manufacturing company)
Lego, Danish brand of plastic building blocks
country music (country & western music genre)
to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music
(loanword) doula
Dunkin' Donuts
Ritz (cracker brand)
peace and happiness
movement (of a symphony)
loafer shoes (loanword)
musicality; feel for music
Zhao Leji (1957-), member of the Politburo Standing Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss or Sukhavati (Sanskrit)
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
to amuse oneself / recreation
to play / to amuse oneself
music theory
Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
see 長樂區|长乐区 / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
band / orchestra
music-loving / philharmonic
scratch-and-win lottery
(loanword) lotto
instrumental music
Xerox
vice / degenerate pleasures
a musical score / sheet music
woodwind instrument
pleasure from helping others (idiom)
Macro (brand)
Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖
bliss / extreme happiness
Tesco, UK-based supermarket chain
(loanword) baccarat
music CD
to love to hear and see (idiom) / well received / to one's liking
the entertainment world; show business
to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹)
depressed / sulky / moody / unhappy
to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom) / (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
Lay's (brand)
pleasure
folk music, esp. for traditional instruments
happily / giddily
to live in peace and work happily (idiom)
instrumental performer
orchestra
to perform music / to play a tune
to enjoy together
string music
fun / pleasure / laughing matter

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