有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？

When a friend comes from afar, is that not delightful?

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=1 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
2 朋 péng friend
3 自 zì
  1. (bound form) self; oneself
  2. from; since
  3. naturally; as a matter of course
4 远方 yuǎnfāng
  1. far away
  2. a distant location
5 来 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以来 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来 chībulái)
6 不亦乐乎 bùyìlèhū
  1. lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)
  2. fig. (jocular) extremely; awfully