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乐趣

lè qù · le qu

Traditional 樂趣

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. delight; pleasure; joy
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The joy of fishing

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)一下午(yīxiàwǔ)都(dōu)没(méi)钓到(diàodào)鱼(yú)，不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)吗(ma)？

    You caught no fish all afternoon. Are you not bored?

  2. Liangliang

    钓鱼(diàoyú)的(de)乐趣(lèqù)不是(bùshì)鱼(yú)。

    The fun of fishing is not the fish.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)乐趣(lèqù)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what is the fun?

  4. Liangliang

    安静(ānjìng)地(de)坐着(zuòzhe)，看着(kànzhe)水(shuǐ)，就是(jiùshì)乐趣(lèqù)。

    Sitting quietly and watching the water is the fun.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)吃(chī)你的(nǐde)午饭(wǔfàn)，也是(yěshì)乐趣(lèqù)吧(ba)？

    Then eating your lunch is fun too, right?

  6. Liangliang

    别(bié)吃(chī)！那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)最大(zuìdà)的(de)乐趣(lèqù)。

    Do not eat it! That is my biggest joy today.

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2 examples
01

晴(qíng)朗(lǎng)的(de)天(tiān)气(qì)增(zēng)加(jiā)了(le)野(yě)营(yíng)的(de)乐(lè)趣(qù)。

The sunny weather made camping even more fun.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)认(rèn)为(wéi)一(yí)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)的(de)乐(lè)趣(qù)远(yuǎn)胜(shèng)于(yú)任(rèn)何(hé)一(yì)本(běn)书(shū)。

I think a movie is more entertaining than any book.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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