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music / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
happy; joyful
HSK 2
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  *乐* | 乐* | *乐
happy / cheerful / to laugh
HSK 3
gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay
HSK 3
amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
HSK 3
to entertain / to amuse / entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy
HSK 6
symphony
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
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  *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
to abandon restraint and have a fling (idiom)
(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)
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-seeking
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
peace and happiness
to amuse oneself / recreation
to play / to amuse oneself
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
music-loving / philharmonic
scratch-and-win lottery
instrumental music
Xerox
vice / degenerate pleasures
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
(loanword) baccarat
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
folk music, esp. for traditional instruments
to perform music / to play a tune
to enjoy together
string music
to play around / to disport oneself
vocal music
to find amusement / to amuse oneself
satisfied with what one has (idiom)
to amuse oneself / to clown around / to provoke laughter
to make learning fun / to combine education and entertainment
formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku
heavenly music
to find amusement in one's own way / to enjoy oneself quietly
Jingle county in Xinzhou 忻州, Shanxi
free jazz (music genre)
to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering
Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959–1969
former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia
funeral music / plaint / dirge
peace and happiness / feasting / making merry
discontented (idiom)
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
Changle county in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊, Shandong
to entertain oneself
Happy New Year!
pop music
instrumental music
background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting
Happy birthday
classical music
rock music / rock 'n roll
jazz (loanword)
harmonious and happy
Pepsi
bells
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) / (may also refer to other products that are of benefit to old people, such as padded cloth shoes, mobility tricycle etc)
to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)
a property providing rural accommodation (farm stay, boutique hotel etc)
Merlot (grape type)
to enjoy the present (idiom); to live happily with no thought for the future / make merry while you can / carpe diem
trance (music genre)
musical theater
chamber music
folk music
pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
jazz (loanword)
(calque of "tittytainment") low-brow entertainment that distracts the poor from their circumstances; mindless entertainment
joy / happiness
modern music / contemporary music
Frappuccino
rap music
Hu music / central Asian music (e.g. as appreciated by Tang literati)
guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
plucked string music
swing (genre of jazz music)
Diet Coke / Coca-Cola Light

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