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shàn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. good (virtuous)
  2. 2. benevolent
  3. 3. well-disposed
  4. 4. good at sth
  5. 5. to improve or perfect

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 善

善感
shàn gǎn

sensitive; emotional

伪善者
wěi shàn zhě

hypocrite

善思
shàn sī

thoughtfulness

劝善惩恶
quàn shàn chéng è

to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice

不善
bù shàn

bad

能写善算
néng xiě shàn suàn

to be literate and numerate (idiom)

乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén

to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

弃恶从善
qì è cóng shàn

to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)

善款
shàn kuǎn

contributions

择善而从
zé shàn ér cóng

to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)

首善之区
shǒu shàn zhī qū

also written 首善之地[shǒu shàn zhī dì]

工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

隐恶扬善
yǐn è yáng shàn

(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults

善始善终
shàn shǐ shàn zhōng

where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth

阿拉善
ā lā shàn

Alxa league, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

尽善尽美
jìn shàn jìn měi

perfect (idiom); perfection

善事
shàn shì

good deeds

不完善
bù wán shàn

imperfect

永善县
yǒng shàn xiàn

Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

共襄善举
gòng xiāng shàn jǔ

to cooperate in a charity project

知人善用
zhī rén shàn yòng

see 知人善任[zhī rén shàn rèn]

善财
shàn cái

to cherish wealth

阿拉善右旗
ā lā shàn yòu qí

Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

过而能改,善莫大焉
guò ér néng gǎi , shàn mò dà yān

If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)

妥善
tuǒ shàn

appropriate; proper

行善
xíng shàn

to do good works

善自珍摄
shàn zì zhēn shè

take good care of yourself! (idiom)

与人为善
yǔ rén wéi shàn

to be of service to others

善人
shàn rén

philanthropist

改恶向善
gǎi è xiàng shàn

turn away from evil and follow virtue

百善孝为先
bǎi shàn xiào wéi xiān

of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)

善言
shàn yán

good words

慈善抽奖
cí shàn chōu jiǎng

a raffle (for charity)

善心
shàn xīn

kindness

能言善辩
néng yán shàn biàn

glib of tongue (idiom)

乐善好施
lè shàn hào shī

kind and charitable

善变
shàn biàn

fickle

为善最乐
wéi shàn zuì lè

doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)

善风
shàn fēng

fair wind

鄯善县
shàn shàn xiàn

Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[tǔ lǔ fān dì qū], Xinjiang

上善若水
shàng shàn ruò shuǐ

the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the \Book of Dao\ 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng])

永善
yǒng shàn

Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

和善
hé shàn

good-natured

慈善
cí shàn

benevolent

知人善任
zhī rén shàn rèn

(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places

善男信女
shàn nán xìn nǚ

lay practitioners of Buddhism

善意
shàn yì

goodwill

假善人
jiǎ shàn rén

false compassion

善行
shàn xíng

good actions

善恶
shàn è

good and evil

配套完善
pèi tào wán shàn

comprehensive

日行一善
rì xíng yī shàn

to do a good deed every day

善罢甘休
shàn bà gān xiū

to leave the matter at that

来者不善,善者不来
lái zhě bù shàn , shàn zhě bù lái

He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).

善缘
shàn yuán

good karma

嘉善县
jiā shàn xiàn

Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

善策
shàn cè

wise policy

善自保重
shàn zì bǎo zhòng

take good care of yourself!

鄯善
shàn shàn

Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[tǔ lǔ fān dì qū], Xinjiang

善于
shàn yú

to be good at; to be adept at

善哉
shàn zāi

excellent

阿拉善盟
ā lā shàn méng

Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

善辩
shàn biàn

eloquent

善举
shàn jǔ

meritorious deed

驯善
xùn shàn

docile

善能
shàn néng

to be good at

改善
gǎi shàn

to make better; to improve

最善
zuì shàn

optimal

善意的谎言
shàn yì de huǎng yán

white lie

良善
liáng shàn

good

人之初,性本善
rén zhī chū , xìng běn shàn

man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[sān zì jīng])

改善通讯
gǎi shàn tōng xùn

to improve communications

善财难舍
shàn cái nán shě

to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity

长袖善舞
cháng xiù shàn wǔ

long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation

慈善家
cí shàn jiā

philanthropist

心地善良
xīn dì shàn liáng

kindhearted

循循善诱
xún xún shàn yòu

to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)

善本
shàn běn

good book

善化
shàn huà

Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

能诗善文
néng shī shàn wén

highly literate

善良
shàn liáng

good and honest

慈眉善眼
cí méi shàn yǎn

lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom)

攘善
rǎng shàn

to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor

惩恶劝善
chéng è quàn shàn

see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[chéng è yáng shàn]

善化镇
shàn huà zhèn

Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan

真善美
zhēn shàn měi

truth, goodness and beauty

善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì

to be good at understanding others (idiom)

多钱善贾
duō qián shàn gǔ

much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions

嘉善
jiā shàn

Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang

彰善瘅恶
zhāng shàn dàn è

to praise good and expose vice

慈眉善目
cí méi shàn mù

kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking

多谋善断
duō móu shàn duàn

resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious

人之将死,其言也善
rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn

words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)

从善如流
cóng shàn rú liú

readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views

善言辞
shàn yán cí

articulate

善后借款
shàn hòu jiè kuǎn

reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913

亲善大使
qīn shàn dà shǐ

goodwill ambassador

臻于完善
zhēn yú wán shàn

to attain perfection (idiom)

善用
shàn yòng

to be good at using (sth)

改善关系
gǎi shàn guān xi

to improve relations

善忘
shàn wàng

to be forgetful; to have a short memory

善待
shàn dài

to treat well

慈善机构
cí shàn jī gòu

charity

亲善
qīn shàn

goodwill

欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì

To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job

善自为谋
shàn zì wéi móu

to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)

尹潽善
yǐn pǔ shàn

Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962

多愁善感
duō chóu shàn gǎn

melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality

善因
shàn yīn

(Buddhism) good karma

能歌善舞
néng gē shàn wǔ

can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents

慈善组织
cí shàn zǔ zhī

charity organization

善后
shàn hòu

to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)

多多益善
duō duō yì shàn

the more the better

善存
shàn cún

Centrum (brand)

伪善
wěi shàn

hypocritical

善有善报,恶有恶报
shàn yǒu shàn bào , è yǒu è bào

virtue has its reward, evil its retribution

善有善报
shàn yǒu shàn bào

virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another

友善
yǒu shàn

friendly

骁勇善战
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn

to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

阿拉善左旗
ā lā shàn zuǒ qí

Alxa Left Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Züün khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟[ā lā shàn méng], Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)

从善如登,从恶如崩
cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng

doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)

美善
měi shàn

beautiful and good

完善
wán shàn

(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive

性善
xìng shàn

the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good