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善
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Definitions
- 1. good (virtuous)
- 2. benevolent
- 3. well-disposed
- 4. good at sth
- 5. to improve or perfect
Example Sentences
1 shown友 善 点。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 善
sensitive; emotional
hypocrite
thoughtfulness
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice
bad
to be literate and numerate (idiom)
to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom)
contributions
to choose the right course and follow it (idiom)
also written 首善之地[shǒu shàn zhī dì]
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
(idiom) to highlight sb's good points but omit to mention their faults
where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth
Alxa league, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia
perfect (idiom); perfection
good deeds
imperfect
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan
to cooperate in a charity project
see 知人善任[zhī rén shàn rèn]
to cherish wealth
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)
If one can change after making a mistake, there is nothing better (idiom)
appropriate; proper
to do good works
take good care of yourself! (idiom)
to be of service to others
philanthropist
turn away from evil and follow virtue
of all virtues filial piety is most important (idiom)
good words
a raffle (for charity)
kindness
glib of tongue (idiom)
kind and charitable
fickle
doing good deeds brings the greatest joy (idiom)
fair wind
Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[tǔ lǔ fān dì qū], Xinjiang
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])
Yongshan county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan
good-natured
benevolent
(idiom) expert at appointing people according to their abilities; to put the right people in the right places
lay practitioners of Buddhism
goodwill
false compassion
good actions
good and evil
comprehensive
to do a good deed every day
to leave the matter at that
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
good karma
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang
wise policy
take good care of yourself!
Piqan county or Pichan nahiyisi in Turpan prefecture 吐魯番地區|吐鲁番地区[tǔ lǔ fān dì qū], Xinjiang
to be good at; to be adept at
excellent
Alxa League, a prefecture-level subdivision of Inner Mongolia
eloquent
meritorious deed
docile
to be good at
to make better; to improve
optimal
white lie
good
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])
to improve communications
to cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
philanthropist
kindhearted
to guide patiently and systematically (idiom)
good book
Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
highly literate
good and honest
lit. kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom)
to claim credit due to others; to appropriate others' credit or honor
see 懲惡揚善|惩恶扬善[chéng è yáng shàn]
Shanhua town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[tái nán xiàn], Taiwan
truth, goodness and beauty
to be good at understanding others (idiom)
much capital, good business (idiom); fig. good trading conditions
Jiashan county in Jiaxing 嘉興|嘉兴[jiā xīng], Zhejiang
to praise good and expose vice
kind brows, pleasant eyes (idiom); amiable looking
resourceful and decisive; resolute and sagacious
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
articulate
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
goodwill ambassador
to attain perfection (idiom)
to be good at using (sth)
to improve relations
to be forgetful; to have a short memory
to treat well
charity
goodwill
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
to be good at working for one's own profit (idiom)
Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962
melancholy and moody (idiom); depressed personality
(Buddhism) good karma
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
charity organization
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
the more the better
Centrum (brand)
hypocritical
virtue has its reward, evil its retribution
virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
friendly
to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
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)
doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom)
beautiful and good
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive
the theory of Mencius that people are by nature good