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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 不亦乐乎
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 不亦乐乎 | bù yì lè hū | - lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius) - fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 9 | 30,798 | 21,678 | 15,055 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 亦 | yì | - also |
| 乐 | lè | - surname Le |
| 乐 | yuè | - surname Yue |
| 乐 | lào | - used in place names |
| 乐 | lè | - happy - cheerful - to laugh |
| 乐 | yuè | - music |
| 乎 | hū | - (classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in - at - from - because - than - (classical final particle similar to 嗎|吗[ma5], 吧[ba5], 呢[ne5], expressing question, doubt or astonishment) |
Other Words Containing 不亦乐乎
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 不亦乐乎 | - | 9 | 30,798 | 21,678 | 15,055 |