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喜怒哀乐

xǐ nù āi lè

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 喜怒哀樂

喜怒哀乐 (xǐ nù āi lè) means "four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 喜怒哀乐 means

1. (lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)
2. (fig.) emotions

The characters in 喜怒哀乐

• 喜xǐto be fond of; to like; to enjoy
• 怒nùanger; fury; flourishing
• 哀āi(bound form) sorrow; grief; pity; (bound form) to grieve for; to pity; to lament…
• 乐lèhappy; cheerful; to laugh

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