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liáng
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. good
  2. 2. very
  3. 3. very much

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Words Containing 良

阎良区
yán liáng qū

Yanliang District of Xi’an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

瓦良格
wǎ liáng gé

Varyag, former Soviet aircraft carrier purchased by China and renamed 遼寧號|辽宁号[liáo níng hào]

孟良崮战役
mèng liáng gù zhàn yì

Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists

丁韪良
dīng wěi liáng

William A.P. Martin (1827-1916), American missionary who lived 62 years in China between 1850 and 1916, and helped found many Chinese colleges, first president of Peking University

温良忍让
wēn liáng rěn ràng

submissive

王光良
wáng guāng liáng

Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer

改良主义
gǎi liáng zhǔ yì

reformism (i.e. favoring gradual change as opposed to revolution)

张学良
zhāng xué liáng

Zhang Xueliang (1901-2001) son of Fengtian clique warlord, then senior general for the Nationalists and subsequently for the People's Liberation Army

良禽择木
liáng qín zé mù

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

良友
liáng yǒu

good friend

马良
mǎ liáng

Ma Liang (Three Kingdoms)

良缘
liáng yuán

good karma

良图
liáng tú

good plan

温良恭俭
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn

temperate, kind, courteous and restrained

良心喂狗
liáng xīn wèi gǒu

to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom)

瓦良格人
wǎ liáng gé rén

Varangian (medieval term for Viking)

良好
liáng hǎo

good

昧良心
mèi liáng xīn

it goes against one's conscience

营养不良
yíng yǎng bù liáng

malnutrition

良多
liáng duō

considerably

良庆
liáng qìng

Liangqing District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

良知良能
liáng zhī liáng néng

instinctive understanding, esp. of ethical issues (idiom); untrained, but with an inborn sense of right and wrong

居心不良
jū xīn bù liáng

to harbor evil intentions (idiom)

良策
liáng cè

good plan

良师益友
liáng shī yì yǒu

good teacher and helpful friend (idiom); mentor

良材
liáng cái

good timber

贤良
xián liáng

(of a man) able and virtuous

良性循环
liáng xìng xún huán

virtuous cycle (i.e. positive feedback loop)

陆良
lù liáng

Luliang county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

再生不良性贫血
zài shēng bù liáng xìng pín xuè

aplastic anemia

久病成良医
jiǔ bìng chéng liáng yī

long illness makes the patient into a good doctor (idiom)

良知
liáng zhī

innate sense of right and wrong

罗嘉良
luó jiā liáng

Gallen Lo (1962-), Hong Kong actor and singer

良性肿瘤
liáng xìng zhǒng liú

benign tumor

的确良
dí què liáng

dacron (loanword)

良机
liáng jī

a good chance

阎良
yán liáng

Yanliang District of Xi'an 西安市[xī ān shì], Shaanxi

顺应不良
shùn yìng bù liáng

inability to adjust

回良玉
huí liáng yù

Hui Liangyu (1944-) PRC Hui national career politician from Guilin, background in economics, politburo member 2002-2012, deputy chair of State Council 2003-2013

富良野
fù liáng yě

Furano, Hokkaidō, Japan

良港
liáng gǎng

good harbor

逼良为娼
bī liáng wéi chāng

to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom)

许信良
xǔ xìn liáng

Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician

良药
liáng yào

good medicine

纯良
chún liáng

pure and kindhearted

宜良县
yí liáng xiàn

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

良心未泯
liáng xīn wèi mǐn

not totally heartless

挚友良朋
zhì yǒu liáng péng

intimate friend and companion (idiom)

广结良缘
guǎng jié liáng yuán

to earn people's praise through one's good deeds (idiom)

温良恭俭让
wēn liáng gōng jiǎn ràng

temperate, kind, courteous, restrained and magnanimous

温良
wēn liáng

warm and kind

接触不良
jiē chù bù liáng

loose or defective contact (elec.)

贤妻良母
xián qī liáng mǔ

a good wife and loving mother

不良人
bù liáng rén

(Tang dynasty) official responsible for tracking down and arresting lawbreakers

马连良
mǎ lián liáng

Ma Lianliang (1901-1966), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生|四大须生

良心犯
liáng xīn fàn

prisoner of conscience

良桐
liáng tóng

good Chinese wood-oil tree (Aleurites cordata)

杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症
dù xīng shì jī ròu yíng yǎng bù liáng zhèng

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

良药苦口
liáng yào kǔ kǒu

good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow

天地良心
tiān dì liáng xīn

in all honesty

不良倾向
bù liáng qīng xiàng

harmful trend

百胜难虑敌,三折乃良医
bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī

(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[liú yǔ xī]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor

消化不良
xiāo huà bù liáng

indigestion

良种
liáng zhǒng

improved type

褚遂良
chǔ suì liáng

Chu Suiliang (596-659), one of Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang 唐初四大家[táng chū sì dà jiā]

良田
liáng tián

good agricultural land

彝良
yí liáng

Yiliang county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

丧尽天良
sàng jìn tiān liáng

devoid of conscience (idiom); utterly heartless

良家
liáng jiā

respectable family; decent family

良人
liáng rén

husband (arch.)

良久
liáng jiǔ

a good while

天良
tiān liáng

conscience

良善
liáng shàn

good

奈良时代
nài liáng shí dài

Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history

奈良县
nài liáng xiàn

Nara prefecture in central Japan

良莠不齐
liáng yǒu bù qí

good and bad people intermingled

良庆区
liáng qìng qū

Liangqing District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

高良姜
gāo liáng jiāng

Thai ginger

夏洛特·勃良特
xià luò tè · bó liáng tè

Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), English novelist, eldest of three Brontë sisters, author of Jane Eyre 簡·愛|简·爱[jiǎn · ài]

陆良县
lù liáng xiàn

Luliang county in Qujing 曲靖[qǔ jìng], Yunnan

良方
liáng fāng

good medicine

不良
bù liáng

bad

良渚文化
liáng zhǔ wén huà

Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta

纽奥良
niǔ ào liáng

New Orleans, Louisiana

陈德良
chén dé liáng

Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam

心地善良
xīn dì shàn liáng

kindhearted

良吉
liáng jí

lucky day

良种繁育
liáng zhǒng fán yù

stock breeding (biology)

良民
liáng mín

good people

善良
shàn liáng

good and honest

良乡
liáng xiāng

Liangxiang town in Beijing municipality

改良
gǎi liáng

to improve (sth)

除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng

to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

良辰美景
liáng chén měi jǐng

fine time, beautiful scenery (idiom); everything lovely

良性
liáng xìng

positive (in its effect)

坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

有良心
yǒu liáng xīn

conscientious

良辰吉日
liáng chén jí rì

fine time, lucky day (idiom); fig. good opportunity

金石良言
jīn shí liáng yán

gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice

良伴
liáng bàn

good companion

良家女子
liáng jiā nǚ zǐ

woman from a respectable family

金玉良言
jīn yù liáng yán

gems of wisdom (idiom); priceless advice

良宵美景
liáng xiāo měi jǐng

fine evening, beautiful scenery (idiom)

举贤良对策
jǔ xián liáng duì cè

Treatise 134 BC by Han dynasty philosopher Dong Zhongshu 董仲舒

宜良
yí liáng

Yiliang county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan

彝良县
yí liáng xiàn

Yiliang county in Zhaotong 昭通[zhāo tōng], Yunnan

良医
liáng yī

good doctor

从良
cóng liáng

(of a slave or servant) to be given one's freedom

良心
liáng xīn

conscience

用心良苦
yòng xīn liáng kǔ

to ponder earnestly

良渚
liáng zhǔ

Liangzhu (c. 3400-2250 BC), neolithic culture of Changjiang delta

劣币驱逐良币
liè bì qū zhú liáng bì

bad money drives out good money (economics)

新奥尔良
xīn ào ěr liáng

New Orleans, Louisiana

孟良崮
mèng liáng gù

Mt Mengliang in Mengyin county 蒙陰縣|蒙阴县[méng yīn xiàn], Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], Shandong

良禽择木而栖
liáng qín zé mù ér qī

a fine bird chooses a tree to nest in (proverb)

良朋益友
liáng péng yì yǒu

virtuous companions and worthy friends

驯良
xùn liáng

docile

良马
liáng mǎ

good horse

良工心苦
liáng gōng xīn kǔ

expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill

优良
yōu liáng

fine

精良
jīng liáng

excellent

良苦用心
liáng kǔ yòng xīn

to ponder earnestly

奥尔良
ào ěr liáng

Orléans