乐 (樂)
Pinyin

Definition

乐 (樂)
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  1. happy
  2. cheerful
  3. to laugh
乐 (樂)
 - 
yuè
  1. music
乐 (樂)
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Yuè
  1. surname Yue
乐 (樂)
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  1. surname Le

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

yào
  1. 1 medicine
  2. 2 drug
  3. 3 substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting)
  4. 4 classifier: 种 zhǒng
  5. 5 classifier: 服 fù
  6. 6 classifier: 味 wèi
  7. 7 to poison
  1. 1 move
  2. 2 walk

Related Words (20)

kuài lè
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 merry
  1. 1 surname Le
lè yuán
  1. 1 paradise
yīn yuè
  1. 1 music
  2. 2 classifier: 张 zhāng
  3. 3 classifier: 曲 qǔ
  4. 4 classifier: 段 duàn
bù yì lè hū
  1. 1 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2 fig. (jocularly) extremely
  3. 3 awfully

Idioms (20)

何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
千里马常有,而伯乐不常有
qiān lǐ mǎ cháng yǒu , ér Bó Lè bù cháng yǒu
  1. 1 lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
及时行乐
jí shí xíng lè
  1. 1 to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future
  2. 2 make merry while you can
  3. 3 carpe diem
吃喝玩乐
chī hē wán lè
  1. 1 to eat, drink and be merry (idiom)
  2. 2 to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure

Sample Sentences

生日快乐!
shēngrìkuàilè !
Happy birthday!
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这家娱乐企业专门给人培训舞蹈,而且听说因为老板有点儿强迫症,所以对每个动作都非常计较。
zhè jiā yúlè qǐyè zhuānmén gěi rén péixùn wǔdǎo ,érqiě tīngshuō yīnwèi lǎobǎn yǒudiǎnr qiǎngpòzhèng ,suǒyǐ duì měigè dòngzuò dōu fēicháng jìjiào 。
This entertainment company specializes in training people to dance, and it is said that because the boss is a little obsessive, he fusses over every action.
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祝大家新年快乐。
zhù dàjiā xīnniánkuàilè 。
Wish everyone a happy new year.
Go to Lesson 
粉丝想要对爱豆进行爱的供养,只要双方你情我愿,何乐而不为呢?
fěnsī xiǎngyào duì àidòu jìnxíng ài de gōngyǎng ,zhǐyào shuāngfāng nǐqíngwǒyuàn ,hélèérbùwéi ne ?
Fans want to show love and support for their idols ,as long as both parties are willing, why not?
太棒了!”女孩儿的邀约让秦宇乐不可支。他开始了打烊的例行工作,清点现金、洗杯子、洗咖啡机、擦桌子、拖地,每一件他都是边哼着歌边做着,他今晚真是开心极了。
tài bàng le !”nǚháiēr de yāoyuē ràng lèbùkězhī 。tā kāishǐ le dǎyàng de lìxíng gōngzuò ,qīngdiǎn xiànjīn 、xǐ bēizi 、xǐ kāfēijī 、cā zhuōzi 、tuōdì ,měi yī jiàn tā dōu shì biān hēng zhe gē biān zuò zhe ,tā jīnwǎn zhēnshi kāixīn jíle 。
"Awesome! "Qinyu was overjoyed at the girl's invitation. He started the routine tasks for closing the shop. He counted up the cash, washed the glasses and coffee machine, wiped the tables, and mopped the floor. He was humming at the same time. He was extremely happy tonight.
这位乐先生还原了当天的情况:他把烛火调成和案发当天一样,倒了杯酒,自己坐在那位友人当天坐的位子上。一端起酒杯,“哎呀!杯子里有条蛇!这不,我破案了!”
zhè wèi lè xiānsheng huányuán le dāngtiān de qíngkuàng :tā bǎ zhúhuǒ tiáo chéng hé ànfā dāngtiān yīyàng ,dào le bēijiǔ ,zìjǐ zuò zài nà wèi yǒurén dāngtiān zuò de wèizi shàng 。yī duān qǐ jiǔbēi ,“āiyā !bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo shé !zhè bù ,wǒ pòàn le !”
Mr. Yue restored the scene. He adjusted the candlelight to what it looked like that day, poured a glass of wine, and took the seat where his friend sat on that day. As soon as he held the glass up, he realized, "Oh! There is a snake in the glass! I solved the case!"
乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找,最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓,弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪,心想:该不会和这只弓有关吧?于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神,决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ,zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ,wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ,xīnxiǎng :gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ?yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ,juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.
隔了几日,乐广听闻这位友人病倒的消息,特别登门探望他。在问到病因的时候,友人便将当日饮酒时的情况一五一十地告知了乐广。乐广一听也懵了,回家的路上心想:“我家里哪来的小蛇呢?要是真有蛇的话也非得找出来,要不自己住得也提心吊胆的!”于是一回到家便展开了捕蛇行动。
gé le jǐ rì ,YuèGuǎng tīngwén zhèwèi yǒurén bìngdǎo de xiāoxi ,tèbié dēngmén tànwàng tā 。zài wèn dào bìngyīn de shíhou ,yǒurén biàn jiāng dāngrì yǐnjiǔ shí de qíngkuàng yīwǔyīshí de gàozhī le YuèGuǎng 。YuèGuǎng yī tīng yě mēng le ,huíjiā de lùshang xīnxiǎng :“wǒ jiālǐ nǎ lái de xiǎo shé ne ?yàoshi zhēn yǒu shé dehuà yě fēiděi zhǎo chūlái ,yàobù zìjǐ zhù de yě tíxīndiàodǎn de !”yúshì yī huídào jiā biàn zhǎnkāi le bǔ shé xíngdòng 。
A few days later, after Yue Guang heard the news that his friend fell ill, he paid a special visit to his place. When asked about the cause, his friend told him exactly what happened on the day when they were drinking. Yue Guang is so confused when hearing this, and started to think while returning back home. "Where did the little snake come from? If there really is a snake, I have to find it, or else I will be in fear of living there. " So as soon as he got home, he started the snake catching operation.
相传一千多年前在中国晋朝有位叫做乐广的人,交游广阔,特别喜欢宴请朋友到家中喝酒聊天。有一次,在宴席上,乐广的一位朋友在敬酒时,看见杯子里有条小蛇在酒里蠕动,这位朋友虽然饱受惊吓,但碍于面子,不得不勉强将酒一饮而尽。回家之后,老觉得自己肚子里有条小蛇钻来钻去,越想越难受,竟然因此病倒了!
xiāngchuán yī qiān duō nián qián zài Zhōngguó Jìncháo yǒu wèi jiàozuò YuèGuǎng de rén ,jiāoyóu guǎngkuò ,tèbié xǐhuan yànqǐng péngyou dào jiā zhōng hējiǔ liáotiān 。yǒu yīcì ,zài yànxí shàng ,YuèGuǎng de yī wèi péngyou zài jìngjiǔ shí ,kànjiàn bēizi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zài jiǔ lǐ rúdòng ,zhè wèi péngyou suīrán bǎoshòu jīngxià ,dàn àiyú miànzi ,bùdébù miǎnqiǎng jiāng jiǔ yīyǐnérjìn 。huíjiā zhīhòu ,lǎo juéde zìjǐ dùzi lǐ yǒu tiáo xiǎo shé zuàn lái zuàn qù ,Yuè xiǎng Yuè nánshòu ,jìngrán yīncǐ bìngdǎo le !
Legend has it, more than a thousand years ago, in the Gin dynasty of China, there was a person named Yue Guang. He has many friends, and he especially likes to invite friends to come over to have a drink and chat. Once at the banquet, a friend of Yue Guang saw a little snake wriggling in the glass while toasting. Although his friend was frightened, because of his pride, he had no choice but to force himself to drink up the wine. After he got home, he constantly felt like there’s a snake winding around in his stomach. The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt. He even ended up falling ill because of this!
于是乐广立马奔去找友人,将友人带回自己家中,又将情况重新完整地还原了一次。友人一看”唷!这不就是我当天喝下去的那条蛇吗?原来它压根儿就不是蛇,只是弓的倒影,是我自己吓自己!虚惊一场!”。知道了原委,他这病也就立刻痊愈了。
yúshì YuèGuǎng lìmǎ bēn qù zhǎo yǒurén ,jiāng yǒurén dài huí zìjǐ jiā zhōng ,yòu jiāng qíngkuàng chóngxīn wánzhěng de huányuán le yīcì 。yǒurén yī kàn ”yō !zhè bù jiùshì wǒ dāngtiān hē xiàqù de nà tiáo shé ma ?yuánlái tā yàgēnr jiù búshi shé ,zhǐshì gōng de dàoyǐng ,shì wǒ zìjǐ hè zìjǐ !xūjīngyìchǎng !”。zhīdào le yuánwěi ,tā zhè bìng yě jiù lìkè quányù le 。
He rushed to his friend's immediately, brought him back to his place, and restored the scene again. Once his friend saw it, he realized,"Oh! Isn't this the snake I swallowed down that day? It turns out that it is not a snake at all, but a reflection of the bow. I was scaring myself. False alarm!" After knowing the whole story, he restored his health immediately.