How to pronounce kuai le (快乐) in Chinese
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快乐
kuài lè
Characters & meanings
rapid; quick
happy (lè); music (yuè)
Common mistake
Double fourth (4-4): two energetic falls — kuài opens with an aspirated k and the wide uai glide, and lè must fall just as decisively, not fade.
Example sentence
生日快乐！
Shēngrì kuàilè!
Happy birthday!
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