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HSK
optimistic; hopeful
HSK 3
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
happy / cheerful / to laugh
HSK 3
band / pop group / CL:
HSK 3
delight; pleasure; joy
HSK 4
musical composition
HSK 6
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
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
surname Le
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
surname Yue
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
used in place names
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
music
happily / giddily
Lego, Danish brand of plastic building blocks
movement (of a symphony)
(loanword) lotto
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
carefree / happy-go-lucky / optimistic
musicality; feel for music
Lay's (brand)
pleasure
happy place; paradise; haven
band / orchestra
Laoting county in Tangshan 唐山, Hebei
Laoling, county-level city in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
music theory
a musical score / sheet music
Leye county in Baise 百色, Guangxi
Tesco, UK-based supermarket chain
fun / pleasure / laughing matter
to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom)
to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
instrumental performer
Lezhi county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳, Sichuan
Le'an county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
music circles / music world
musical note / tone
yuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry)
kind and charitable
Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
music fan
joyful / cheerful
musician
to be content with what one is
(coll.) contented / happy
extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)
tuning / temperament
Betty Loh Ti, Chinese actress
Ritz (cracker brand)
to be pleased to see (a circumstance, occurrence etc); to look favorably on
LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability)
Book of Music, said to be one of the Six Classics lost after Qin's burning of the books in 212 BC, but may simply refer to Book of Songs 詩經|诗经
musical phrase
(slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾)
to be thrilled / (of sb's mouth) to form a grin
to donate
Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩
golden years (after the age of about 60)
Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
Leshan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
Le'an county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Leping, county-level city in Jingdezhen 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi
Laoting county in Tangshan 唐山, Hebei
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
musicologist
willing to help others
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
to burst with joy
happy-go-lucky people / optimists
Lechang, county-level city in Shaoguan 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
lit. the story of the broken mirror of Princess Lechang 樂昌公主|乐昌公主 (In the tale, the princess and her husband, fearing separation during the turbulence of war, broke a bronze mirror in half. They each kept one half as a token, with the promise to reunite by matching the pieces together. They were indeed separated, but eventually reunited, with the mirror playing a crucial role in their reunion.) (idiom) / fig. the reunion of separated lovers or the restoration of a relationship
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Leye county in Baise 百色, Guangxi
Yueqing, county-level city in Wenzhou 溫州|温州, Zhejiang
loafer shoes (loanword)
Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会
Lezhi county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳, Sichuan
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
to look favorably on sth / would be glad see it happen
optimism
to look favorably on sth / would be glad to see it happen
Leling, county-level city in Dezhou 德州, Shandong
ecstatic; overjoyed


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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