不
亦
乐
乎

Lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) in Chinese: 不亦乐乎 (bù yì lè hū)

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 不亦樂乎1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. 2fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully

Stroke order

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不
亦
乐
乎

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ㄅㄨˋ

bù

ㄅ/ bㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄜˋ

lè

ㄌ/ lㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄨ

hū

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

不亦乐乎

Simplified

不亦樂乎

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 孩子们玩得不亦乐乎。

    hái zi men wán dé bú yì lè hū。

    The children were having a wonderful time playing.

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Related words

不

bù

no

乐

lè

happy

亦

yì

also

快乐

kuài lè

happy

几乎

jī hū

almost

音乐

yīn yuè

music

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

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