HSK 6 · Emotions

乐意 lèyì “willing” in Chinese

Traditional 樂意

What 乐意 means

  1. willing
  2. happy (to do something)
  3. to be willing to do sth
  4. to be ready to do sth
  5. to be happy to do sth
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • content
  • satisfied

How to say 乐意

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale乐lè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale意yì4th tone, falling

乐意 in a sentence

  1. 我们很乐意帮你。

    Wǒmen hěn lèyì bāng nǐ.

    We’d be happy to help you.

    Sentence #1995147 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 为什么不呢？我很乐意。

    Wèishénme bù ne? Wǒ hěn lèyì.

    Why not? I’d be happy to.

    Sentence #1867013 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 如果它是高品质的东西我会很乐意多付一点钱。

    Rúguǒ tā shì gāo pǐnzhì de dōngxi wǒ huì hěn lèyì duō fù yìdiǎn qián.

    I’d gladly pay a bit more for something if it’s good quality.

    Sentence #827521 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 乐意 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 乐 (yuè) drawn as one shape
乐lèhappy

乐 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidTraditionally explained as 樂, a musical instrument on a wooden stand 木: music, and the joy it brings.

The character 意 (yì) with each of its parts in a different colour
意yìidea; thought; meaning; sense
  • 音sound · yīnSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 音 (yīn) hints at the sound. Compare it with yì.

Memory aidA sound 音 from the heart 心: a thought, a meaning.

How to write 乐意

乐 5 strokes · 意 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

乐意 (lèyì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 乐意 (lèyì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 乐意

Words with 乐

快乐kuàilè · happy音乐yīnyuè · music娱乐yúlè · to entertain乐观lèguān · optimistic乐器yuèqì · musical instrument俱乐部jùlèbù · club (the organisation or its premises) (loanword)欢乐huānlè · joy乐趣lèqù · delight乐谱yuèpǔ · sheet music天伦之乐tiānlúnzhīlè · family happiness

Words with 意

意思yìsi · meaning没意思méiyìsi · boring有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting不好意思bùhǎoyìsi · to feel embarrassed同意tóngyì · agree愿意yuànyì · be willing注意zhùyì · pay attention to满意mǎnyì · satisfied意见yìjiàn · idea得意déyì · proud of oneself

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

牢骚láosāo · complaint愣lèng · dazed冷落lěngluò · to snub乐趣lèqù · delight谅解liàngjiě · to understand留恋liúliàn · to be reluctant to leave茫然mángrán · at a loss藐视miǎoshì · to despise

FAQs

乐意 (lèyì) means “willing” or “happy (to do something)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it lèyì: lè with a 4th tone, then yì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 乐意 is written 樂意. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type leyi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 乐意 from the suggestions. Typing leyi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
乐意 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.