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title: "Leguan Meaning: 乐观 (lèguān) Means “optimistic”"
description: "乐观 (traditional 樂觀, lèguān) means “optimistic; upbeat”. Hear its tones, see what 乐 and 观 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/leguan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 乐观 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

乐观 lèguān

## optimistic; upbeat

## Its characters

1. 乐 lè happy
2. 观 guān to look at

## In a sentence

他对未来一直很乐观。 He has always been optimistic about the future.

所以，下次再有人对你说“知己知彼，百战百胜”，你可以笑着告诉他：孙武没有那么**乐观**，可他比这更聪明。

From [《孙子兵法》说了什么？ · Sun Tzu's Art of War: what does it say?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/sun-tzu-art-of-war-what-does-it-say#library-word-822-824)

[More about 乐观](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%B9%90%E8%A7%82)

## More words with 乐 or 观

- [参观 cānguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canguan)
- [观测 guāncè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guance)
- [观察 guānchá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guancha)
- [观点 guāndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guandian)
- [观光 guānguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanguang)
- [观看 guānkàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guankan)
- [观念 guānniàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guannian)
- [观赏 guānshǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanshang)
- [观众 guānzhòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanzhong)
- [宏观 hóngguān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongguan)

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