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HSK
optimistic; hopeful
HSK 3
band / pop group / CL:
HSK 3
delight; pleasure; joy
HSK 4
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happy / cheerful / to laugh
HSK 3
musical composition
HSK 6
optimism
music theory
paradise
HSK 7-9
(slang) (pun on the Taiwan pr. of 垃圾)
musicality; feel for music
kind and charitable
Lego, Danish brand of plastic building blocks
LOHAS (lifestyles of health and sustainability)
musical instrument / CL:
HSK 7-9
willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in
a musical score / sheet music
movement (of a symphony)
musical note / tone
instrumental performer
to look favorably on sth / would be glad see it happen
to burst with joy
indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
to donate
to be pleased to see (a circumstance, occurrence etc); to look favorably on
to be willing to do sth / to be ready to do sth / to be happy to do sth / content / satisfied
HSK 7-9
(idiom) one should not overindulge in pleasure
golden years (after the age of about 60)
overjoyed (idiom); as pleased as punch
Le'an, a county in Fuzhou City 撫州市|抚州市, Jiangxi
music fan
Tesco, UK-based supermarket chain
Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief)
Leshan, prefecture-level city in Sichuan Province 四川省
musical phrase
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
fun / pleasure / laughing matter
to take pleasure in sth (idiom)
yuefu (Chinese style of lyric poetry)
Lay's (brand)
pleasure
Ritz (cracker brand)
band / orchestra
Yueqing, a county-level city in Wenzhou City 溫州市|温州市, Zhejiang
Betty Loh Ti, Chinese actress
to look favorably on sth / would be glad to see it happen
to enjoy sth and never tire of it (idiom) / (idiom) to enjoy sth and never tire of it
(idiom) willing to help others
happily / giddily
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
musician
Happy sheep (group of five cartoon sheep), mascot of 2010 Guangzhou Asian games 廣州亞運會|广州亚运会
Lelang commandery (108 BC-313 AD), one of four Han dynasty commanderies in north Korea
extreme joy turns to sorrow (idiom); Don't celebrate too soon, things could still go wrong!
(loanword) lotto
Lechang, a county-level city in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市, Guangdong
happy place; paradise; haven
Leping, a county-level city in Jingdezhen City 景德鎮市|景德镇市, Jiangxi
loafer shoes (loanword)
to take delight in talking about sth / to find pleasure in following one's convictions
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surname Le
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surname Yue
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used in place names
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music
Lotte (South Korean conglomerate)
carefree / happy-go-lucky / optimistic
to be content with what one is
music circles / music world
happy-go-lucky people / optimists
Leroy Merlin (PRC DIY chain)
Laoling, a county-level city in Dezhou City 德州市, Shandong
Leye, a county in Baise City 百色市, Guangxi
Ledong Lizu autonomous county, Hainan
Lezhi county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳, Sichuan
Luxor, city in Egypt (Cantonese transliteration)
to be thrilled / (of sb's mouth) to form a grin
Collection of Yuefu Songs and Ballads, compiled in the 11th century by Guo Maoqian 郭茂倩
musicologist
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
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
Laoting, a county in Tangshan City 唐山市, Hebei
joyful / cheerful
tuning / temperament
Lezhi county in Ziyang 資陽|资阳, Sichuan
(coll.) contented / happy
ecstatic; overjoyed


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