乐事 (lè shì) — pleasure; delight | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

pleasuredelight

乐事。
Dú shū shì tā zuì dà de lè shì.
Reading is his greatest pleasure.
乐事。
Lǚ xíng duì wǒ lái shuō shì yí jiàn lè shì.
Traveling is a pleasure for me.
乐事。
Bāng zhù bié rén yě shì yì zhǒng lè shì.
Helping others is also a kind of delight.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

乐 (joyful) and 事 (thing) give a pleasant thing or delight.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樂; 乐 is its simplified writing.

In the traditional form 樂, 絲 (string) with 木 (wood) shows strings on a piece of wood, a musical instrument; the simplified 乐 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 事, 又 is a hand and 中 is a flagpole with a drum; holding a flag in hand depicts performing a job.