Chinese Word of the Day

乐队
lè duì

band

Definitions

Chinese > English
乐队
1. Simplified form of 樂隊
樂隊	yuèduì
1. n. (music) band (group of musicians)
English > Chinese
band
1. 带;夹层
Components
乐
1. Variant of 樂
樂	yuè
1. music; tune; melody; song
音樂 - music
樂隊 - band
奏樂 - to play music
2. (obsolete) to play music; to sing
3. (obsolete) musician
4. (obsolete) musical instrument
5. Short for 樂經 (Classic of Music)
樂yuè 毅 - Yue Yi (a prominent military leader of the State of Yan during the Warring States period)
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7. The surname tr=lè.
8. joyful; happy; glad
Synonyms: 快
樂lè不可支 - to be overwhelmed with joy
心裡樂lè 開了花 - to be overjoyed
9. happiness; joy; pleasure
10. (obsolete) lasciviousness; lechery; decadence
11. to laugh; to smile
你把我逗樂lè 了。 - You amused me./You made me laugh.
12. to enjoy; to love
樂lè此不疲 - to never get tired of it
13. (Cantonese) Short for 可樂, cola
14. 24th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "joy" (?)
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16. The surname tr=yuè.
17. (obsolete) to be fond of; to enjoy; to appreciate
18. Used in place names
樂Lào亭 - Laoting (county of Hebei)
樂Lào陵 - Laoling (county-level city in Shandong)
19. Variant of 療
20. (zh-used2, c)
队
1. Simplified form of 隊
隊	zhuì
1. Variant of 㨃
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