Sentence #4475887 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
How 娱乐 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.
娱yúto amuse
女woman · nǚMeaning part
吴one of several warring states · WúSound part
女 hints at the meaning (woman); 吴 (Wú) hints at the sound. Compare it with yú.
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 娱乐
娱 10 strokes · 乐 5 strokes
Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Stroke order chart for 娱乐 (yúlè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
娱乐 (yúlè) means “to entertain” or “to amuse”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yúlè: yú with a 2nd 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, 娱乐 is written 娛樂. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yule with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 娱乐 from the suggestions. Typing yule into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
娱乐 is an HSK 5 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.
娱yú2nd tone, rising
乐lè4th tone, falling
