善 shàn

good, virtuous, charitable, kind

HSK 5 #749

DEFINITIONS

  • good, virtuous, charitable, kind
  • good (virtuous)
  • benevolent
  • well-disposed
  • good at sth
  • to improve or perfect

STROKES

WORDS

善良 shàn liáng
HSK 5
good and honest; kindhearted
善于 shàn yú
HSK 5
to be good at; to be adept at
改善 gǎi shàn
HSK 5
to make better; to improve; CL:個|个[ge4]
完善 wán shàn
HSK 5
(of systems, facilities etc) comprehensive; well-developed; excellent; to refine; to improve
慈善 cí shàn
HSK 6
benevolent; charitable
妥善 tuǒ shàn
HSK 6
appropriate; proper
友善 yǒu shàn friendly
善事 shàn shì good deeds
善意 shàn yì goodwill; benevolence; kindness
和善 hé shàn good-natured
慈善家 cí shàn jiā philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor
伪善 wěi shàn hypocritical
善心 shàn xīn kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions
善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom)
善后 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations
善待 shàn dài to treat well
善恶 shàn è good and evil; good versus evil
行善 xíng shàn to do good works; to be merciful
善举 shàn jǔ meritorious deed; benevolent act
尽善尽美 jìn shàn jìn měi perfect (idiom); perfection; the best of all possible worlds; as good as it gets
不善 bù shàn bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive
善变 shàn biàn fickle; mercurial; changeable; capricious; to be apt to change
乐善好施 lè shàn hào shī kind and charitable
善人 shàn rén philanthropist; charitable person; well-doer
善始善终 shàn shǐ shàn zhōng where there's a start, there's a finish (idiom); to finish once one starts sth; to carry things through; I started, so I'll finish.
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