乐 (lè) — happy; joyful; glad (as a morpheme in compound words)
Definition
乐 (lè) is a bound morpheme meaning 'joy/happy' used inside compounds like 乐观 (optimistic) and 乐趣 (fun) — it doesn't stand alone. Don't confuse with 乐 (yuè) 'music'.
bound form
happyjoyfulglad (as a morpheme in compound words)
Examples
- 乐，。Tā guò dé hěn kuài lè, měi tiān dōu hěn kāi xīn.He lives a very happy life and is happy every day.
- 。Zhè ge yóu xì chōng mǎn le wú qióng de lè qù.This game is full of endless fun.
- 。Wǒ men yīng gāi bǎo chí lè guān de tài dù.We should maintain an optimistic attitude.
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