How to say “optimistic” in Chinese
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“Optimistic” in Chinese is 乐观, lè guān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
乐观 is read lè guān: 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
Its second reading is yuè, “music”.
On the right, 见 — “see”.
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 “乐观”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “optimistic” in Chinese?
“Optimistic” in Chinese is 乐观, pinyin lèguān.
What does 乐观 mean?
乐观 (lèguān) means “optimistic”.
How do you write 乐观?
乐观 is 2 characters: 乐 (lè) — joy; 观 (guān) — look, observe. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 乐观?
乐观 is read lèguān. Tones: lè — fourth tone, guān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“optimistic” in the lesson “What's your friend like?”
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