喜闻乐见

xǐ wén lè jiàn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

1. to love to hear and see (idiom)
2. well received
3. to one's liking

Word relationships

Antonyms

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无人问津

wú rén wèn jīn

to be of no interest to anyone (idiom)

When something is ignored or not well received

Register variants

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受欢迎

shòu huān yíng

popular

受欢迎 is more everyday; 喜闻乐见 is idiomatic and literary

Related words

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雅俗共赏

yǎ sú gòng shǎng

can be enjoyed by scholars and lay-people alike (idiom)

Both describe things enjoyed by many; 喜闻乐见 emphasizes popular liking, 雅俗共赏 emphasizes appeal to all tastes

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used as a predicate or attributive: (某事物) 是群众喜闻乐见的.

Common mistakes

Cannot be used for personal likes; it describes things broadly popular, e.g., 这部电影喜闻乐见，not 我喜闻乐见这部电影.

Example Sentences

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这种表演形式一直是老百姓喜闻乐见的。

This type of performance has always been well received by ordinary people.

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Child Words of 喜闻乐见

happy

music

to hear

to see

to appear

to be fond of