不亦乐乎 meaning in English
lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
Meaning of 不亦乐乎
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùyìlèhū
- lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
- fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully
不亦乐乎 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？
When a friend comes from afar, is that not delightful?
Stroke order for each character
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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亦 yì · also · 6 strokes
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乐 lè · happy · 5 strokes
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乎 hū · interrogative or exclamatory final part… · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不亦乐乎.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
Questions about 不亦乐乎
What does 不亦乐乎 mean?
不亦乐乎 (bùyìlèhū) means "lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully".
How do you write 不亦乐乎?
不亦乐乎 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 亦 (6 strokes), 乐 (5 strokes), 乎 (5 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 不亦乐乎 an HSK word?
Yes. 不亦乐乎 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 不亦乐乎 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 不亦乐乎 is written 不亦樂乎.