How to say “joyful” in Chinese
joyful, merry (lively)
“Joyful” in Chinese is 欢乐, huān lè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
欢乐 is read huān lè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 喜欢 it is read with the neutral tone.
Its second reading is yuè, “music”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “欢乐”.
More words from the lesson “Mood and atmosphere”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “joyful” in Chinese?
“Joyful” in Chinese is 欢乐, pinyin huānlè.
What does 欢乐 mean?
欢乐 (huānlè) means “joyful, merry (lively)”.
How do you write 欢乐?
欢乐 is 2 characters: 欢 (huān) — joyful; 乐 (lè) — joy. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 欢乐?
欢乐 is read huānlè. Tones: huān — first tone, lè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“joyful” in the lesson “Mood and atmosphere”
This word is from the topic “Feelings” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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