What does 乐群 (lèqún) mean?

Question

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

It says:

爱国敬业创新乐群
_{Àiguó jìngyè chuàngxīn lèqún}

The first three I can translate:

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:

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

fefe · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-14 02:21:18Z

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Baidu Baike 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.

answered Sep 14, 2017 at 2:21

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dan · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-14 02:19:45Z

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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.

answered Sep 14, 2017 at 2:19

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