俱乐部

Traditional: 俱樂部

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Translation

club, society

Word origin

A phonetic loan from the English word club, with characters chosen partly for sound and partly for sense, 俱 (jù, together) and 乐 (lè, joy) suggesting a gathering for pleasure.

Origin
loan
Root
phonetic transliteration of English club

Stroke order

Stroke order for 俱

Stroke order for 乐

Stroke order for 部

Examples

He joined a football club.

This club has many members.

We are meeting at the club this evening.

The school has a book club.

This club holds activities every week.

俱乐部 (jù lè bù) is a noun meaning club or society, a phonetic borrowing of the English club. It names an organisation people join for a shared interest.

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This word is part of lesson 33.