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不亦乐乎 (bú yì lè hū): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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不亦乐乎 (bú yì lè hū): Isn't it joyful? / Isn't it delightful? — Meaning & Stroke Order

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不亦乐乎 consists of 4 characters.

music, joy, pleasure

an interrogative particle or exclamation in classical Chinese

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 不亦乐乎.

Words with 不

不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不但……而且……bù dàn ……ér qiě ……HSK 3
不仅bù jǐnHSK 4
不管bù guǎnHSK 4
不过bú guòHSK 4
不得不bù dé bùHSK 4
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4

Words with 乐

快乐kuài lèHSK 2
音乐yīn yuèHSK 3
乐于lè yú
乐器yuè qì
乐园lè yuán
乐意lè yì
乐曲yuè qǔ
乐观lè guān

Words with 乎

几乎jī hūHSK 3
似乎sì hū
合乎hé hū
在乎zài hu
不在乎bù zài hu
胖乎乎pàng hū hū

How to Use 不亦乐乎 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 不亦乐乎 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith津津有味

chī吃

de得

jīn津

jīn津

yǒu有

wèi味

，

bù不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

neutralWritten

eat with great relish and delight

Verb + Complement

liáo聊

de得

bù不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

Example Sentences with 不亦乐乎

wǒ我

men们

wán玩

dé得

bù不

yì亦

lè乐

neutral

chat with great enthusiasm

máng忙

de得

bù不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

neutral

extremely busy

wán玩

de得

bù不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

informalSpoken

have a great time playing

hū乎

。

We are having a great time playing.

kàn看

dào到

xué学

shēng生

men们

rè热

liè烈

tǎo讨

lùn论

xué学

shù术

wèn问

tí题

，

lǎo老

shī师

zài在

yì一

páng旁

xīn欣

wèi慰

dé得

bú不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

。

Seeing the students enthusiastically discussing academic issues, the teacher was overjoyed with delight.

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

biàn辩

lùn论

sài赛

zhōng中

，

shuāng双

fāng方

biàn辩

shǒu手

nǐ你

lái来

wǒ我

wǎng往

，

zhēng争

dé得

bú不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

？

In the intense debate competition, the debaters from both sides went back and forth, arguing with great fervor, didn't they?

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hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

pǎo跑

dé得

bù不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

。

The children are running around in the park with great joy.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yīn因

suǒ琐

shì事

ér而

máng忙

dé得

bú

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě者

men们

zǔ组

zhī织

shè社

qū区

huó活

dòng

tā他

máng忙

zhe着

zhǔn准

bèi备

pài派

duì对

，

máng忙

de

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xiàng项

mù目

fù复

zá杂

qiě且

shí时

jiān间

jǐn

不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

，

fǎn反

ér而

zhuān专

zhù注

yú于

hé核

xīn心

rèn任

wu务

。

He was not busy with trivial matters to the point of delight; instead, he focused on the core tasks.

动

，

dà大

jiā家

fēn分

gōng工

hé合

zuò作

，

máng忙

dé得

bú不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

。

The volunteers organized community activities, with everyone dividing the work and cooperating, busily and joyfully.

得

bú不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

。

He is busy preparing for the party and enjoying it immensely.

紧

pò迫

，

dàn但

tuán团

duì队

xié协

zuò作

gāo高

xiào效

，

dà大

jiā家

lěi累

dé得

bú不

yì亦

lè乐

hū乎

què却

chōng充

mǎn满

chéng成

jiù就

gǎn感

。

Although the project was complex and time was tight, the team collaborated efficiently, and everyone was exhausted yet filled with a sense of accomplishment.