HSK 6 · Family

天伦之乐 tiānlúnzhīlè “family happiness” in Chinese

Traditional 天倫之樂

What 天伦之乐 means

  1. family happiness
  2. the joys of family life
  3. family love and joy
  4. domestic bliss

How to say 天伦之乐

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale天tiān1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale伦lún2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale之zhī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale乐lè4th tone, falling

天伦之乐 in a sentence

  1. 退休以后，爷爷在家享受天伦之乐。

    Tuìxiū yǐhòu, yéye zài jiā xiǎngshòu tiānlúnzhīlè.

    Since retiring, Grandpa has been enjoying family life at home.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 春节是全家人享受天伦之乐的时候。

    Chūnjié shì quánjiā rén xiǎngshòu tiānlúnzhīlè de shíhou.

    Spring Festival is a time for the whole family to enjoy being together.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 天伦之乐 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 天 (tiān) with each of its parts in a different colour
天tiānday
  • 一one · yī
  • 大big · dà

Memory aidA person 大 with the sky 一 above: sky, heaven, day.

The character 伦 (lún) with each of its parts in a different colour
伦lúnhuman relationship
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 仑logical reasons · lún
The character 之 (zhī) drawn as one shape
之zhīhim

之 is a single shape of 3 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

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.

How to write 天伦之乐

天 4 strokes · 伦 6 strokes · 之 3 strokes · 乐 5 strokes

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

Words related to 天伦之乐

Words with 天

天tiān · day今天jīntiān · today明天míngtiān · tomorrow昨天zuótiān · yesterday天气tiānqì · weather白天báitiān · daytime星期天Xīngqītiān · Sunday聊天liáotiān · to chat夏天xiàtiān · summer冬天dōngtiān · winter

Words with 之

之zhī · of (formal equivalent of 的)之后zhīhòu · after之前zhīqián · before之间zhījiān · between百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent总之zǒngzhī · in a word反之fǎnzhī · conversely之际zhījì · at the time of后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōu · worries back home当务之急dāngwùzhījí · top priority

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乐意lèyì · willing乐谱yuèpǔ · sheet music

More words: People, Body & Health

生育shēngyù · to give birth绅士shēnshì · gentleman双胞胎shuāngbāotāi · twins泰斗tàidǒu · leading authority同胞tóngbāo · compatriot团圆tuányuán · to be reunited (as a family)娃娃wáwa · baby无赖wúlài · rogue

FAQs

天伦之乐 (tiānlúnzhīlè) means “family happiness” or “the joys of family life”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it tiānlúnzhīlè: tiān with a 1st tone, then lún with a 2nd tone, then zhī with a 1st tone, then lè 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, 天伦之乐 is written 天倫之樂. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tianlunzhile with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 天伦之乐 from the suggestions. Typing tianlunzhile into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
天伦之乐 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.