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HSK
happy; joyful
HSK 2
concert / CL: 場|场
HSK 2
music / CL: 張|张, ,
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樂* | 樂* | *樂
happy / cheerful / to laugh
HSK 3
band / pop group / CL:
HSK 3
optimistic; hopeful
HSK 3
amusing / entertaining / (loanword) cola
HSK 3
gaiety / gladness / glee / merriment / pleasure / happy / joyous / gay
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
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
symphony
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
former Taole county, now in Pingluo county 平羅縣|平罗县, Shizuishan 石嘴山, Ningxia
Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
carefree / happy-go-lucky / optimistic
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
rock music / rock 'n roll
Le'an county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Le'an county in Fuzhou 撫州|抚州, Jiangxi
Xerox
pleasure seeking (idiom); life of dissipation
musician
fun / pleasure / laughing matter
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樂* | 樂* | *樂
surname Le
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樂* | 樂* | *樂
surname Yue
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樂* | 樂* | *樂
used in place names
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *樂* | 樂* | *樂
music
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
Börtala Shehiri of Bole City, county-level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
amusement park
Carl's Jr. (fast-food restaurant chain)
indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
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
orchestra
Börtala Shehiri, county-level city in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang
Yakult (Japanese brand of fermented milk drink)
string music
heavenly music
a musical score / sheet music
to create music for a movie or stage production / to dub music onto a soundtrack / incidental music / soundtrack music
to enjoy together
band / orchestra
Kangle County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
peace and happiness (old) / healthy and happy / recreation
to amuse oneself / recreation
music festival
movement (of a symphony)
(loanword) lotto
Coca-Cola
(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)
Changle, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市, Fujian / Princess Changle of Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties 西魏, given in marriage c. 545 to Bumin Khan 土門|土门
joy
pop music
Xinle, county-level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei
Anle District of Keelung City 基隆市, Taiwan
peace and happiness
water park
background music (BGM) / soundtrack / musical setting
guava (loanword from Taiwanese)
bliss / extreme happiness
(theater, cinema) a musical
Xinle, county-level city in Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄, Hebei
Kangle County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture 臨夏回族自治州|临夏回族自治州, Gansu
light music
to entertain oneself
harmonious and happy
concert hall / auditorium
classical music
symphony orchestra
vocal music
Lay's (brand)
pleasure
lit. to take joy in calamity and delight in disaster (idiom); fig. to rejoice in other people's misfortune / Schadenfreude
to look favorably on sth / would be glad to see it happen
scratch-and-win lottery
place of entertainment
music circles / music world
jazz (loanword)
children's play area
the Yongle Great Encyclopedia (1408)
percussion instrument
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
happily / giddily
to make learning fun / to combine education and entertainment
(of relations) joyous and harmonious
depressed / sulky / moody / unhappy
chamber music
keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)
Leye county in Baise 百色, Guangxi
willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in

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