Usage note
娱乐是指让人开心和放松的活动。
Yú lè shì zhǐ ràng rén kāi xīn hé fàng sōng de huó dòng.
Entertainment refers to activities that make people happy and relaxed.
Context note
我们可以在家里或外面找到很多娱乐方式，比如看电影、玩游戏。
Wǒ men kě yǐ zài jiā lǐ huò wài miàn zhǎo dào hěn duō yú lè fāng shì, bǐ rú kàn diàn yǐng, wán yóu xì.
We can find many forms of entertainment at home or outside, such as watching movies and playing games.
5 examples
周末我们一家人去公园娱乐。
zhōu mò wǒ men yì jiā rén qù gōng yuán yú lè。
Our family goes to the park for entertainment on weekends.
读书也是一种很好的娱乐。
dú shū yě shì yì zhǒng hěn hǎo de yú lè。
Reading is also a good form of entertainment.
小朋友喜欢在游乐场娱乐。
xiǎo péng yǒu xǐ huan zài yóu lè chǎng yú lè。
Children like to have entertainment at the playground.
听音乐是放松的娱乐。
tīng yīn yuè shì fàng sōng de yú lè。
Listening to music is a relaxing entertainment.
画画可以带来很多娱乐。
huà huà kě yǐ dài lái hěn duō yú lè。
Drawing can bring a lot of entertainment.
5 mini stories
小明喜欢在周末看电视娱乐。他看了动画片，很开心。
xiǎo míng xǐ huan zài zhōu mò kàn diàn shì yú lè。 tā kàn le dòng huà piàn， hěn kāi xīn。
Xiao Ming likes to watch TV for entertainment on weekends. He watched cartoons and was very happy.
小红和小丽一起玩拼图娱乐。她们合作完成了拼图。
xiǎo hóng hé xiǎo lì yì qǐ wán pīn tú yú lè。 tā men hé zuò wán chéng le pīn tú。
Xiao Hong and Xiao Li played puzzles together for entertainment. They cooperated and finished the puzzle.
学校组织了一次娱乐活动。大家唱歌跳舞，非常快乐。
xué xiào zǔ zhī le yí cì yú lè huó dòng。 dà jiā chàng gē tiào wǔ， fēi cháng kuài lè。
The school organized an entertainment activity. Everyone sang and danced, very happy.
爸爸带我去图书馆娱乐。我借了一本有趣的故事书。
bà ba dài wǒ qù tú shū guǎn yú lè。 wǒ jiè le yì běn yǒu qù de gù shì shū。
Dad took me to the library for entertainment. I borrowed an interesting storybook.
下雨天我们在家玩桌游娱乐。我们玩了飞行棋，很有趣。
xià yǔ tiān wǒ men zài jiā wán zhuō yóu yú lè。 wǒ men wán le fēi xíng qí， hěn yǒu qù。
On rainy days we play board games at home for entertainment. We played Ludo, it was fun.
Mini dialogue
娱乐活动
A
你喜欢什么娱乐活动？
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yúlè huódòng?
What entertainment activities do you like?
B
我喜欢看书和画画。
Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū hé huà huà.
I like reading and drawing.
周末娱乐
A
周末有什么娱乐？
Zhōumò yǒu shénme yúlè?
What entertainment is there on the weekend?
B
我们可以去公园玩。
Wǒmen kěyǐ qù gōngyuán wán.
We can go to the park to play.
Related words and contrasts
related
游戏
yóu xì
game
游戏 is a common form of 娱乐 (entertainment).
related
放松
fàng sōng
relax
娱乐 helps people 放松 (relax).
contrast
学习
xué xí
study
娱乐 is for fun; 学习 is for studying.