<p><a href="https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%95%AC%E4%B8%9A%E4%B9%90%E7%BE%A4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Baidu Baike</a> gives the origin of this expression as from 《礼记·学记》, and explains 乐群 as:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>乐群：乐于与好朋友相处</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Willing to socialize with friends.</p>

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2017-09-14T03:58:19.693Z
看来室友投毒这事震惊不小啊。^_^
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fefe
<p>乐 here means 喜欢, like, enjoy</p>

<p>群 means group</p>

<p>乐群 means enjoy group-living, willing to go well with others, and that kind of idea.</p>

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2017-09-14T02:19:45.957Z
2017-09-14T02:19:45.957Z
dan
<p>Among the many banners for new students at Nankai Uni is this one:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/s46ni.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/s46ni.jpg" alt="爱国 敬业 创新 乐群"></a></p>

<p>It says:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>爱国 敬业 创新 乐群<br>
  <sub>Àiguó jìngyè chuàngxīn lèqún</sub></p>
</blockquote>

<p>The first three I can translate:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%88%B1%E5%9B%BD" rel="nofollow noreferrer">爱国</a> (àiguó） = patriotism (literally "love country")</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E6%95%AC%E4%B8%9A" rel="nofollow noreferrer">敬业</a> (jìngyè) = dedication to one's job</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E5%88%9B%E6%96%B0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">创新</a> (chuàngxīn） = innovation</li>
</ul>

<p>But the fourth one doesn't appear on dict.cn.  (And I think I've managed to identify the hanzi characters here.)</p>

<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 乐群 (lèqún) mean?</p>

<p>If we break it down:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E4%B9%90" rel="nofollow noreferrer">乐</a> (lè) = happy</li>
<li><a href="http://dict.cn/%E7%BE%A4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">群</a> (qún) = group</li>
</ul>

<p>So I guess it means something like "happy group", which sounds a bit strange.</p>

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What does 乐群 (lèqún) mean?
# What does 乐群 (lèqún) mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-14)

Among the many banners for new students at Nankai Uni is this one:

[![爱国 敬业 创新 乐群](https://i.sstatic.net/s46ni.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/s46ni.jpg)

It says:

> 爱国 敬业 创新 乐群  
> Àiguó jìngyè chuàngxīn lèqún

The first three I can translate:

* [爱国](http://dict.cn/%E7%88%B1%E5%9B%BD) (àiguó） = patriotism (literally "love country")
* [敬业](http://dict.cn/%E6%95%AC%E4%B8%9A) (jìngyè) = dedication to one's job
* [创新](http://dict.cn/%E5%88%9B%E6%96%B0) (chuàngxīn） = innovation

But the fourth one doesn't appear on dict.cn. (And I think I've managed to identify the hanzi characters here.)

**Question**: What does 乐群 (lèqún) mean?

If we break it down:

* [乐](http://dict.cn/%E4%B9%90) (lè) = happy
* [群](http://dict.cn/%E7%BE%A4) (qún) = group

So I guess it means something like "happy group", which sounds a bit strange.

**Tags:** translation, meaning


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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-09-14. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

[Baidu Baike](https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E6%95%AC%E4%B8%9A%E4%B9%90%E7%BE%A4) gives the origin of this expression as from 《礼记·学记》, and explains 乐群 as:

> 乐群：乐于与好朋友相处

Willing to socialize with friends.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: 看来室友投毒这事震惊不小啊。^_^  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-09-14. Score: 1

乐 here means 喜欢, like, enjoy

群 means group

乐群 means enjoy group-living, willing to go well with others, and that kind of idea.


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