喜
怒
哀
乐

Four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐 in Chinese: 喜怒哀乐 (xǐ nù āi lè)

xǐ nù āi lè

four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 喜怒哀樂1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐

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喜
怒
哀
乐

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄧˇ

xǐ

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄋㄨˋ

nù

ㄋ/ nㄨ/ uˋ/ fourth tone

ㄞ

āi

ㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄌㄜˋ

lè

ㄌ/ lㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

喜怒哀乐

Simplified

喜怒哀樂

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他的脸上从不流露喜怒哀乐。

    tā de liǎn shàng cóng bù liú lù xǐ nù āi lè。

    His face never reveals his emotions.

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Related words

乐

lè

happy

喜欢

xǐ huan

to like

快乐

kuài lè

happy

音乐

yīn yuè

music

愤怒

fèn nù

angry

乐观

lè guān

optimistic

娱乐

yú lè

to entertain

欢乐

huān lè

gaiety

可乐

kě lè

amusing

乐队

yuè duì

band

乐趣

lè qù

delight

喜爱

xǐ ài

to like

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