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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:

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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
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
- also
- surname Le
yuè- surname Yue
lào- used in place names
- happy
- cheerful
- to laugh
yuè- music
- (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

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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