逗乐
dòu lè · to amuse oneself; to clown around; to provoke laughter
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 逗乐
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
happy; joyful
音乐yīnyuèmusic; CL:張|张[zhang1],曲[qu3],段[duan4]
乐观lèguānoptimistic; hopeful
乐趣lèqùdelight; pleasure; joy
娱乐yúlèto entertain; to amuse; entertainment; recreation; amusement; hobby; fun; joy
逗dòuto tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 讀|读[dou4])