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快乐

kuài lè · kuai le

Traditional 快樂

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. happy; joyful
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Happy birthday

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，生日(shēngrì)快乐(kuàilè)！

    Dengdeng, happy birthday!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，可是(kěshì)我的(wǒde)生日(shēngrì)是(shì)下个月(xiàgèyuè)。

    Thanks, but my birthday is next month.

  3. Liangliang

    啊(a)？可是(kěshì)我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)说(shuō)，今天(jīntiān)有人(yǒurén)过(guò)生日(shēngrì)。

    Huh? But my phone says somebody has a birthday today.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……今天(jīntiān)是(shì)琦琦(qíqí)的(de)生日(shēngrì)！我们(wǒmen)去(qù)对(duì)她(tā)说(shuō)生日(shēngrì)快乐(kuàilè)吧(ba)。

    Let me see... Today is Qiqi's birthday! Let's go wish her a happy birthday.

  5. Qiqi

    谢谢(xièxie)你们(nǐmen)！今天(jīntiān)我(wǒ)很(hěn)快乐(kuàilè)。

    Thank you both! I am so happy today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)穷(qióng)，但(dàn)是(shì)很(hěn)快(kuài)乐(lè)。

We are poor, but we are happy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by liuzhongjun · English by smarisbird · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

祝(zhù)你(nǐ)生(shēng)日(rì)快(kuài)乐(lè)，天(tiān)天(tiān)开(kāi)心(xīn)。

Happy birthday to you, and may you be happy every day.

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快
kuài

rapid; quick

乐
lè

happy; cheerful

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