娱 (yú): entertainment
娱 (yú) is a Chinese character meaning “entertainment.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 吴 (phonetic). It ranks #2408 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 娱 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- entertainment
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 娱
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自娱verb | zì yú | to amuse oneself |
| 娱乐界noun | yú lè jiè | the entertainment world |
| 文娱noun | wén yú | cultural recreation |
| 欢娱adjective | huān yú | to amuse |
| 自娱自乐phrase | zì yú zì lè | to entertain oneself |
| 娱乐中心 | yú lè zhōng xīn | amusement park |
| 娱乐场所 | yú lè chǎng suǒ | place of entertainment |
| 娱乐场noun | yú lè chǎng | place of entertainment |
| 内娱noun | nèi yú | mainland China's entertainment industry |
| 娱乐圈noun | yú lè quān | the entertainment world |
| 娱遣 | yú qiǎn | amusement |
娱 appears in 12 compound words: 58 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 娱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
公司每年会组织一次娱乐活动，让员工放松心情。
Gōngsī měinián huì zǔzhī yí cì yúlè huódòng, ràng yuángōng fàngsōng xīnqíng.
The company organizes an entertainment activity every year to help employees relax.
...为5月骚积极备战 玛姬预告回归乐坛 环星娱乐开市大吉张国林宣布双线发展
. . . wéi 5 yuè sāo jī jí bèi zhàn 玛 姬 yù gào huí guī lè tán huán xīng yú lè kāi shì dà jí zhāng guó lín xuān bù shuāng xiàn fā zhǎn
... Actively preparing for the May riot, Maggie previews her return to the music scene, and Zhang Guolin announced the development of the two-line market
【企业盈喜】猫眼娱乐(01896)料去年溢利最多5.9亿人...
qǐ yè yíng xǐ māo yǎn yú lè ( 0 1 8 9 6 ) liào qù nián yì lì zuì duō 5 . 9 yì rén . . .
Maoyan Entertainment (01896) is expected to make a profit of up to 590 million people last year...
...五小米将重点攻坚芯片等底层核心技术 猫眼娱乐去年净利同比增超190%
. . . wǔ xiǎo mǐ jiāng chóng diǎn gōng jiān xīn piàn děng de céng hé xīn jì shù māo yǎn yú lè qù nián jìng lì tóng bǐ zēng chāo
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
娱乐抢先看/始源8字贴文挺尹锡悦掀论战、逸...
yú lè qiǎng xiān kàn shǐ yuán zì tiē wén tǐng 尹 xī yuè xiān lùn zhàn yì . . .
Entertainment sneak peek/Siyuan 8-word post supports Yoon Suk-yeol's debate, Yi...
《业绩》AMC娱乐(AMC.US)上季营收跌1%仍胜预期
yè jì yú lè . shàng jì yíng shōu diē réng shèng yù qī
"Performance" AMC Entertainment (AMC. US) revenue fell 1% last quarter, still beating expectations
村里没啥娱乐活动。
Cūnlǐ méi shá yúlè huódòng.
There are not many amusements in the village.
她刚刚买了两本娱乐杂志。
Tā gānggang mǎi le liǎng běn yúlè zázhì.
She just bought two entertainment magazines.
澳大利亚人擅长体育和娱乐。
àodàlìyàrén shàncháng tǐyù hé yúlè.
Australians excel at sports and entertainment.
最近的娱乐杂志上很多有关韩流的内容。
Zuì jìn de yúlè zázhì shàng hěn duō yǒuguān Hánliú de nèiróng.
The latest entertainment magazine has many Korean influences.
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