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乐观

lè guān · le guan

Traditional 樂觀

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. optimistic; hopeful
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An optimist before the exam

  1. Dengdeng

    明天(míngtiān)考试(kǎoshì)，你(nǐ)紧张(jǐnzhāng)吗(ma)？

    You have an exam tomorrow. Are you nervous?

  2. Liangliang

    不(bù)紧张(jǐnzhāng)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)乐观(lèguān)。

    Not nervous. I am very optimistic.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)复习(fùxí)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you revise?

  4. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，但是(dànshì)我(wǒ)乐观(lèguān)地(de)相信(xiāngxìn)自己(zìjǐ)会(huì)有(yǒu)好运(hǎoyùn)。

    No, but I optimistically believe I will have good luck.

  5. Dengdeng

    乐观(lèguān)是(shì)好事(hǎoshì)，可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)打开(dǎkāi)书(shū)。

    Optimism is good, but you must open the book first.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)乐观(lèguān)地(de)翻开(fānkāi)第一(dìyī)页(yè)。

    Okay, I will optimistically open page one.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)不(bú)像(xiàng)你(nǐ)那(nà)么(me)乐(lè)观(guān)。

I am not as optimistic as you are.

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02

面(miàn)对(duì)困(kùn)难(nan)，她(tā)总(zǒng)是(shì)很(hěn)乐(lè)观(guān)。

Faced with difficulties, she is always very optimistic.

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乐
lè

happy; cheerful

观
guān

to look at; to watch

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