乐 (樂) lè

1. lè adjective happy; glad; cheerful; joyful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 安居乐乐业 'to live with joy and be content in one's work' (ABC 'lè' 乐 sv 1; CCI p. 38; Guoyu '樂' lè adj; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂').
2. lè verb to take joy in; to be happy; to be cheerful
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Humor
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 1; ; Guoyu '樂' lè v 2; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
3. lè proper noun Le
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 n)
4. yuè noun music
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 音乐 in this sense (ABC 'yuè' 乐 n 1; Guoyu '樂' yuè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1, p. 578; Unihan '樂')
5. yuè noun a musical instrument
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐器 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1b, p. 578)
6. yuè noun tone [of voice]; expression
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 2)
7. yuè noun a musician
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 乐 is synonymous with 乐工 in this sense (Kroll 2015 '樂' yuè 1a, p. 578)
8. lè noun joy; pleasure
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '樂' lè n 1; Kroll 2015 '樂' lè 1, p. 578)
9. yuè proper noun the Book of Music
   Domain: Literature 文学 , Subdomain: China
   Notes: See 乐经 (Guoyu '樂' n 2)
10. lào proper noun Lao
    Domain: Places 地方 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: Name of a place in Hebei province (Guoyu '樂' lào)
11. lè verb to laugh
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Dialect
    Notes: (ABC 'lè' 乐 v 2; Guoyu '樂' lè v)

Contained in

• 芭乐票(芭樂票) forged money; fictitious bills
• 饮酒作乐(飲酒作樂) drinking party; to go on a binge; to paint the town red
• 乐不思蜀(樂不思蜀) indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty
• 利乐包(利樂包) carton (e.g. for milk or juice); Tetra Pak
• 乐儿(樂兒) fun; a pleasure; a laughing matter
• 合成乐器(合成樂器) synthesizer
• 弹拨乐器(彈撥樂器) plucked string instrument
• 乐团(樂團) a band; an orchestra
• 管弦乐(管弦樂) orchestral music
• 欢乐时光(歡樂時光) happy time; happy hour (in bars etc)
• 乐湿弥(樂濕彌) Laksmi
• 爵士音乐(爵士音樂) jazz
• 吃喝玩乐(吃喝玩樂) to eat, drink and be merry; to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
• 欢乐(歡樂) happy; joyous; gay
• 可乐(可樂) cola ; to be entertaining
• 乐与数晨夕(樂與數晨夕) with whom it were a joy to spend the mornings and evenings
• 为善最乐(為善最樂) doing good deeds brings the greatest joy
• 乐滋滋(樂滋滋) contented; happy
• 哀乐相生(哀樂相生) grief and joy lead to each other
• 乐极悲来(樂極悲來) extreme happiness turns to sorrow
• 雅乐(雅樂) formal ceremonial music
• 自由爵士乐(自由爵士樂) free jazz (music genre)
• 打击乐器(打擊樂器) a percussion instrument ; percussion instrument
• 长乐未央(長樂未央) endless happiness
• 乐意(樂意) to be content; satisfied ; willing to; content; satisfied
• 清商乐(清商樂) a genre of sorrowful musical composition
• 乐天委分(樂天委分) I was happy with my fate
• 指挥有方，人人乐从(指揮有方，人人樂從) Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully.
• 寻欢作乐(尋歡作樂) pleasure seeking
• 安居乐业(安居樂業) to live with joy and be content in one's occupation; to live in peace and work happily
• 乐而不淫(樂而不淫) joyful without being licentious
• 乐歌(樂歌) music and songs
• 芭乐(芭樂) guava
• 乐于助人(樂於助人) willing to help others
• 环球音乐集团(環球音樂集團) Universal Music Group
• 乐天知命(樂天知命) to be content with what one is
• 不亦乐乎(不亦樂乎) isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); (jocularly) extremely; awfully
• 吹管乐(吹管樂) woodwind music
• 民间音乐(民間音樂) folk music
• 及时行乐(及時行樂) to enjoy the present; to live happily with no thought for the future; make merry while you can

Also contained in

音乐之声 、 康乐县 、 乐章集 、 南乐 、 乐浪 、 平乐 、 乐至 、 乐安县 、 可口可乐 、 健怡可乐 、 谁人乐队

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷一百三十 志第八十三 樂五 Volume 130 Treatises 83: Music 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 214
• 卷二十九 志第九: 音樂二 Volume 29 Treatises 9: Music 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 161
• 卷六十一 志第三十七 樂一 Volume 61 Treatises 37: Music 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 152
• 卷十九 志第九 樂一 Volume 19 Treatises 9: Music 1 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 148
• 卷二十八 志第八: 音樂一 Volume 28 Treatises 8: Music 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 148
• 卷一百四十二 志第九十五 樂十七 Volume 142 Treatises 95: Music 17 History of Song 宋史 — count: 130
• 卷14　志第9　音樂中 Volume 14 Treatises 9: Music 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 124
• 卷一百二十九 志第八十二 樂四 Volume 129 Treatises 82: Music 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 124
• 卷15　志第10 音樂下 Volume 15 Treatises 10: Music 3 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 117
• 《樂書》 Music Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 115

Collocations

• 乐王 (樂王) 樂王鮒見叔向曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 6
• 乐祁 (樂祁) 樂祁為司馬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5
• 饮酒乐 (飲酒樂) 飲酒樂豈 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧魚藻之什‧魚藻 Minor odes of the kingdom - Yu Zao Zhi Shen - Yu Zao — count: 5
• 使乐 (使樂) 使樂呂為司寇 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 乐郊 (樂郊) 適彼樂郊 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧魏‧碩鼠 Lessons from the states - Odes of Wei - Shou Shu — count: 3
• 乐泮 (樂泮) 思樂泮水 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧泮水 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Pan Shui — count: 3
• 乐伯 (樂伯) 楚許伯御樂伯 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
• 乐豫 (樂豫) 樂豫為司馬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 3
• 思乐 (思樂) 思樂泮水 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧泮水 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Pan Shui — count: 3
• 宋乐 (宋樂) 宋樂大心 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 3