Chinese words starting with “le”
5 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable le. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 1 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
Initial l · final e · hear the four tones and see example characters →
- 4th tone 4
- neutral tone 1
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 乐观lè guānHSK 3
optimistic; hopeful
All 5 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 了 | le | y,u,v | (completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause) | |
| 2 | 乐 | lè | a,g,v,ad,an | happy; cheerful; to laugh | |
| 3 | 乐趣 | lè qù | n | delight; pleasure; joy | |
| 4 | 乐意 | lè yì | v | to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied | |
| 5 | 乐园 | lè yuán | n | paradise |
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