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不亦乐乎

búyìlèhū

extremely; to one's heart's content

Children joyfully toss red balls in a park
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Characters in this word

不 bù

Strokes
4
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

亦 yì

Strokes
6
Radical
亠 — lid, cover
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

乐 lè

Strokes
5
Radical
丿 — falling stroke
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 新店开业那天,员工忙得不亦乐乎,却仍然保持笑容。 Xīn diàn kāiyè nà tiān, yuángōng máng de búyìlèhū, què réngrán bǎochí xiàoróng. On the day the new shop opened, the staff were extremely busy but still kept smiling.
  • 孩子们在雪地里玩得不亦乐乎。 Háizimen zài xuědì lǐ wán de búyìlèhū. The children played in the snow to their heart's content.
  • 他们聊得不亦乐乎,连饭都忘了吃。 Tāmen liáo de búyìlèhū, lián fàn dōu wàng le chī. They were chatting away so happily that they forgot to eat.

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