Definition
乐园 can mean 'paradise' in both a religious sense (like a heaven where good people go) and a figurative sense (a place of perfect happiness). It differs from 天堂, which refers more specifically to the religious 'heaven' (God's dwelling) in mainstream Chinese culture. In modern usage, 乐园 is also common as a suffix for theme parks and amusement parks (e.g., 水上乐园 'water park').
noun
paradiseheaven (literal or religious)place of perfect happinessparadise (figurative)theme parkamusement park (often as a suffix in compound names)
Examples
- ，乐园。Fójiào lǐ shuō, xíngshàn de rén sǐ hòu huì qù lè yuán.Buddhism says that people who do good deeds will go to paradise after death.
- ，乐园。Duìyú ài shū de rén lái shuō, túshūguǎn jiù shì lè yuán.For book lovers, the library is paradise.
- 乐园。Háizi men zài Huānlè Gǔ de shuǐshàng lè yuán wán de hěn kāixīn.The children had a great time at the water park in Happy Valley.
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