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喜闻乐见

xǐ wén lè jiàn
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

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

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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

乐
lè

happy

乐
yuè

music

闻
wén

to hear

见
jiàn

to see

见
xiàn

to appear

喜
xǐ

to be fond of