# 喜怒哀乐 (xǐnù'āilè)

In Mandarin Chinese, 喜怒哀乐 (xǐnù'āilè) means “the whole gamut of human emotions”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: the whole gamut of human emotions
- Pinyin: xǐnù'āilè (xi3 nu4 ai1 le4)
- Traditional: 喜怒哀樂
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 音乐能表达人们的喜怒哀乐。
  Yīnyuè néng biǎodá rénmen de xǐnù'āilè.
  Music can express people's various emotions.

## Characters

- 喜 (xǐ): to be fond of; to like
- 怒 (nù): anger; fury
- 哀 (āi): sorrow; grief; pity; to grieve for; to pity; to lament; to condole
- [乐](https://hanziro.com/word/le-happy/) (lè): happy; cheerful

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-nu-ai-le-whole-gamut-human/

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