乐队
HSK 3 (2021)
乐队 (yuèduì) · band
乐队 (yuèduì) means “band”. It is written with 2 characters: 乐 (happy) + 队 (team). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 乐队 is built
The characters
乐 lè · happy
What 乐 is made of
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: Simplified form of 樂, a musical instrument with wood 木, strings 幺, and a pick 白 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
队 duì · team
What 队 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我哥哥在一个乐队里唱歌。Wǒ gēge zài yī gè yuèduì lǐ chànggē.My older brother sings in a band.
你喜欢哪个乐队？Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge yuèduì?Which band do you like?
Questions about 乐队
What does 乐队 mean?
乐队 (yuèduì) means “band”.
How do you pronounce 乐队?
乐队 is pronounced yuèduì.
Which HSK level is 乐队?
乐队 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 快乐kuàilèhappy
- 音乐yīnyuèmusic
- 音乐会yīnyuèhuìconcert
- 欢乐huānlèhappy
- 可乐kělècola
- 乐观lèguānoptimistic
- 乐趣lèqùfun
- 俱乐部jùlèbùclub
- 娱乐yúlèentertainment
- 乐器yuèqìmusical instrument
Learn 乐队 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.