音乐

音樂

yīnyuè

noun HSK 2 #677

Meanings

1 music

Characters

乐 is read yuè when related to music, and lè when meaning happy.

Examples

我喜欢听音乐。

Wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.

I like listening to music.

她在学校学习音乐。

Tā zài xuéxiào xuéxí yīnyuè.

She studies music at school.

音乐让人开心。

Yīnyuè ràng rén kāixīn.

Music makes people happy.

Tips

mistakes

乐 is pronounced yuè in 音乐 (music), but lè in 快乐 (happy). This is one of the most common multi-reading characters.

Stroke Order

音 yīn

乐 lè