乐 lè
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丿 — falling stroke
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
乐意
lèyì
to be willing; pleased
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 只要规则透明，员工通常乐意接受更严格的绩效评估。 Zhǐyào guīzé tòumíng, yuángōng tōngcháng lèyì jiēshòu gèng yángé de jìxiào pínggū. As long as the rules are transparent, employees are usually willing to accept stricter performance assessments.
- 他很乐意帮助新同事熟悉工作。 Tā hěn lèyì bāngzhù xīn tóngshì shúxī gōngzuò. He is very glad to help new colleagues get used to the job.
- 你要是不乐意去，我们就不勉强了。 Nǐ yàoshi bù lèyì qù, wǒmen jiù bù miǎnqiǎng le. If you don't feel like going, we won't force you.