have fun ⇒ 放假了,大家好好娱乐一下。 Fàngjià le, dàjiā hǎohǎo yúlè yīxià. → The holidays are here — everyone should have some fun.
安乐
comfortable
康乐
happy and peaceful
快乐
happy
欢乐
joyful
民乐
folk music
西乐
Western music
音乐
music
乐呵呵
joyful
乐滋滋
contented
交响乐
symphony
俱乐部
club
安乐死
euthanasia
摇滚乐
rock and roll
爵士乐
jazz
管弦乐
orchestral music
轻音乐
light music
音乐会
concert
乐极生悲
out of extreme joy comes extreme sorrow
助人为乐
take pleasure in helping others
吃喝玩乐
eat, drink and be merry
喜闻乐见
love to be entertained by ⇒ 说书是中国人喜闻乐见的民间艺术。 Shuōshū shì Zhōngguórén xǐ wén lè jiàn de mínjiān yìshù. → Story-telling is a folk art much loved by the Chinese.
幸灾乐祸
gloat at others' misfortunes ⇒ 看到他家破人亡,她却幸灾乐祸地笑了。 Kàndào tā jiā pò rén wáng, tā què xìng zāi lè huò de xiào le. → When she saw that his family was ruined, she gloated at his misfortune.
津津乐道
talk with great enthusiasm ⇒ 不要对别人的隐私津津乐道。 Bùyào duì biérén de yǐnsī jīnjīn lè dào. → Don't talk about other people's private business with such enthusiasm.
闷闷不乐
be low ⇒ 他这几天总是闷闷不乐的。 Tā zhè jǐ tiān zǒngshì mènmèn bù lè de. → These last few days he's been really low.
English translation of '乐'
乐 (樂)
(lè)
形
happy
动
(= 乐于) take pleasure in (pt took) (pp taken)
⇒ 幸灾乐祸 (xìng zāi lè huò) take pleasure in the misfortunes of others
(= 笑) laugh
⇒ 漫画把大家逗乐了。 (Mànhuà bǎ dàjiā dòulè le.) The cartoon made everybody laugh.