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HSK 7-9 · HSK VOCABULARY 不亦乐乎 búyìlèhū
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
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HSK 7-9
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HSK vocabulary — ▶ Listen Listen 0.65× HSK vocabulary + Quick check HSK VOCABULARY 01 Meaning03 Practise writing04 Quick check01 · MEANING 不亦乐乎 不亦乐乎 (búyìlèhū) is an HSK 7-9 Chinese word. Its most common English meaning is lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) ; depending on context, it can also mean fig. (jocular) extremely or awfully. Read the examples below to choose the meaning that fits the sentence.
01 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
02 fig. (jocular) extremely
03 awfully
03 · PRACTISE WRITING Practise writing 不
不 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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亦 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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乐 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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乎 ▶ Listen Practise writing
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04 · QUICK CHECK Quick check 不亦乐乎 lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) unknown; unable to find out
Listen ▶ Listen 不亦乐乎 不得而知 不得而知
CHARACTERS IN THIS WORD Characters in this word ← 不得而知 Quick check 不得而知 → CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Tatoeba / ManyThings examples where available.
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