不亦乐乎
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

不亦乐乎

búyìlèhū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

02

fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully

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The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

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What does 不亦乐乎 mean in Chinese?

不亦乐乎 (búyìlèhū) means lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius).

How do you pronounce 不亦乐乎?

不亦乐乎 is pronounced búyìlèhū.

Is 不亦乐乎 an HSK word?

不亦乐乎 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

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