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娱乐

yú lè · yu le

Traditional 娛樂

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to entertain
  2. to amuse
  3. entertainment
  4. recreation
  5. amusement
  6. hobby
  7. fun
  8. joy
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Free entertainment

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)娱乐(yúlè)一下(yīxià)？

    Where shall we go for some fun this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    去(qù)夜市(yèshì)吧(ba)，那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)娱乐(yúlè)，比如(bǐrú)套圈(tàoquān)。

    The night market! It has lots of entertainment, like ring toss.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)套圈(tàoquān)要(yào)花钱(huāqián)，我(wǒ)这个(zhège)月(yuè)没有(méiyǒu)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)了(le)。

    But ring toss costs money, and I have little left this month.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)看(kàn)别人(biéren)套圈(tàoquān)吧(ba)，免费(miǎnfèi)的(de)娱乐(yúlè)。

    Then let us watch others play. That is free entertainment.

  5. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，这种(zhèzhǒng)娱乐(yúlè)最(zuì)便宜(piányi)。

    Good idea. That kind of fun is the cheapest.

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2 examples
01

澳(ào)大(dà)利(lì)亚(yà)人(rén)擅(shàn)长(cháng)体(tǐ)育(yù)和(hé)娱(yú)乐(lè)。

Australians excel at sports and entertainment.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)们(men)去(qù)海(hǎi)边(biān)娱(yú)乐(lè)一(yí)下(xià)。

Let's go to the seaside this weekend to have some fun.

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